Any of the gods of the people which are round about you, near unto thee or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth unto the other:

Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hear him, neither shall thine eye pity him, nor show mercy, nor keep him secret:

But thou shalt even kill him: [a]thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and then the hands of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 13:9 As the witness is charged, Deut. 17:7.

gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield(A) to them or listen to them. Show them no pity.(B) Do not spare them or shield them. You must certainly put them to death.(C) Your hand(D) must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people.

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