...to death ; but only by the testimony of two witnesses, Deut. xvii. 2-7. The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people, Deut. xvii. 17. The witnesses cast the first stone to denote their responsibility...

...shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him ; but thou sJtalt surely kill him : thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. And thou thalt stone him with stones, that he die." On this passage...

...death ; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out 9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afu-rwards the hand of all the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; becaux,...

...consent unto him, nor hear him ; thine eye shall not pity him, nor shew mercy, nor keep him secret ; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people." And so for all enormous sins against God and our neighbour, a concealer...

...neither shall thy eye pity him ; neither shalt thou spare him ; neither shalt thou conceal him : but thou shalt surely kill him, thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death ; thou shalt stone him with stones that he die." — " Such therefore," concludes John Knox, " as solicit...

...shalt thou conceal him; '°but Chapter I3 349 Chapter I i thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall he first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards..."And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; hecause he hath sought to draw thee away from the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of...

...him, neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him. But thou shalt surely kill him. Thine hand shall be first...put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people."6 Now, doubtless, we at this day are not to put men to death for idolatry; but, doubtless also,...

...pity him, nor shalt thou spare, nor shalt thou conceal him: but 10 thou shalt surely kill him ; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death,...shalt stone him with stones, that he die ; because he 1 1 has sought to draw thee away from the LORD thy GOD, who brought thee out of the land of Mizrayim,...

...you spare him, nor shall you conceal him; 9but you shall kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. '"You shall stone him to death with stones, because he sought to draw you away from the LORD your God,...

...in his commentary (1965); Galil 1987: 177. be executed, as it is written: 'the hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people' (Deut. 17.7). The incident involving the blasphemer provides an opportunity...