Deuteronomy 17:2-13

2IfH3588 a manH376 orH176 womanH802 among youH7130 in oneH259 of the townsH8179 thatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 givesH5414 you is foundH4672 doingH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068 your GodH430 by transgressingH5674 His covenantH1285 3and goingH1980 to worshipH5647 otherH312 godsH430, bowing downH7812 to them or to the sunH8121 orH176 moonH3394 orH176 anyH3605 of the hostH6635 of heavenH8064—whichH834 I have forbiddenH3808H6680— 4and if it is reportedH5046 and you hear about itH8085, you must investigate itH1875 thoroughlyH3190.

IfH2009 the reportH1697 isH6213 trueH571H3559 and suchH2063 an abominationH8441 has happened in IsraelH3478, 5you must bring outH3318 toH413 your gatesH8179 the manH376 orH176 womanH802H1931 whoH834 has doneH6213 thisH2088 evilH7451 thingH1697, and you must stone that personH5619H68 to deathH4191. 6OnH5921 the testimonyH6310 of twoH8147 orH176 threeH7969 witnessesH5707 a man shall be put to deathH4191, but he shall notH3808 be executedH4191 onH5921 the testimonyH6310H5707 of a loneH259 witnessH5707. 7The handsH3027 of the witnessesH5707 shall beH1961 the firstH7223 in putting him to deathH4191, and after thatH314, the handsH3027 of allH3605 the peopleH5971. So you must purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from among youH7130.1

8IfH3588 a caseH1697 is too difficultH6381 for youH4480 to judgeH4941, whetherH1697 the controversyH7379 within your gatesH8179 is regardingH996 bloodshedH1818H996, lawsuitsH1779H996, or assaultsH5061H6965, you must go upH5927 toH413 the placeH4725 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 will chooseH977. 9You are to goH935 toH413 the LeviticalH3881 priestsH3548 and toH413 the judgeH8199 whoH834H1961 presides at thatH1992 timeH3117. Inquire of themH1875, and they will giveH5046 you a verdictH1697 in the caseH4639.

10You must abide byH6213H5921H6310 the verdictH1697 they giveH5046 you atH4480 the placeH4725H1931 the LORDH3068 will chooseH977. Be carefulH8104 to doH6213 everythingH3605 they instruct youH3384, 11accordingH5921 to the termsH6310 of lawH8451 they giveH3384H5921 and the verdictH4941 they proclaimH559. Do notH3808 turn asideH5493 to the rightH3225 or to the leftH8040 fromH4480 the decisionH1697 they declareH5046 to you.

12But the manH376 whoH834 actsH6213 presumptuouslyH2087, refusingH1115 to listenH8085 either toH413 the priestH3548 who standsH5975 thereH8033 to serveH8334 the LORDH3068 your GodH430, orH176 toH413 the judgeH8199, must be put to deathH4191H376H1931. You must purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from IsraelH3478. 13Then allH3605 the peopleH5971 will hearH8085 and be afraidH3372, and will noH3808 longerH5750 behave arrogantlyH2102.