Deuteronomy 17:1-7

1“1You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep which has a blemish or any 2defect, for that is a detestable thing to the Lord your God.

2“3If there is found in your midst, in any of your 4towns which the Lord your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, by violating His covenant, 3and that person has gone and 5served other gods and worshiped them, 6or the sun, the moon, or any of the heavenly 7lights, 8which I have commanded not to do, 4and if it is reported to you and you have heard about it, then you shall investigate thoroughly. And 9if it is true and the report is trustworthy that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, 5then you are to bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil deed, that is, the man or the woman, and 10you shall stone them to 11death. 612On the 13testimony of two witnesses or three witnesses, the 14condemned shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the 15testimony of only one witness. 716The hands of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. 17So you shall eliminate the evil from your midst.