Deuteronomy 13:10
Context13:10 You must stone him to death 1 because he tried to entice you away from the Lord your God, who delivered you from the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
Deuteronomy 21:21
Context21:21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out 2 wickedness from among you, and all Israel 3 will hear about it and be afraid.


[13:10] 1 sn Execution by means of pelting the offender with stones afforded a mechanism whereby the whole community could share in it. In a very real sense it could be done not only in the name of the community and on its behalf but by its members (cf. Lev 24:14; Num 15:35; Deut 21:21; Josh 7:25).
[21:21] 2 tn The Hebrew term בִּעַרְתָּה (bi’artah), here and elsewhere in such contexts (cf. Deut 13:5; 17:7, 12; 19:19; 21:9), suggests God’s anger which consumes like fire (thus בָעַר, ba’ar, “to burn”). See H. Ringgren, TDOT 2:203-4.
[21:21] 3 tc Some LXX traditions read הַנִּשְׁאָרִים (hannish’arim, “those who remain”) for the MT’s יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra’el, “Israel”), understandable in light of Deut 19:20. However, the more difficult reading found in the MT is more likely original.