Deuteronomy 13:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.”

Deuteronomy 13:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 13:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 13:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.”

Deuteronomy 13:9 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 13:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. ”

Deuteronomy 13:9 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 13:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`But thou dost surely kill him; thy hand is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last;”

Deuteronomy 13:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 13:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but thou shalt in any case kill him: thy hand shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; ”

Deuteronomy 13:9 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 13:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But thou shalt euen kill him: thine hand shall be first vpon him to put him to death, and then the handes of all the people.”

Deuteronomy 13:9 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 13:9 in Context — Deuteronomy 13

7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

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What Does Deuteronomy 13:9 Mean?

Deuteronomy 13:9 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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