[The Pentateuch]

If there be found among you in any of thy cities which the Lord thy God giveth the man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, that they have gone beyond his appointment, so that they have gone and served strange gods and worshipped them, whether it be the sun or moon or anything contained in heaven which I forbade, and it was told the and thou hast heard of it: Then thou shalt inquire diligently. And if it be true and the thing of a surety that such abomination is wrought in Israel¹ then thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman which have committed that wicked thing, * unto thy gates and shalt stone them with stones and they shall dye. At the mouth of .ij. or. iij witnesses shall he that is worthy of death, dye: but at the mouth of one witness he shall not dye. And the hands of the witnesses shall be first ⟨p. XXXII⟩upon him to kill him, and afterward the hands of all the people: so shalt thou put wickedness away from thee.

Yf there be founde amonge you in any of thi cities which the Lord thi God geueth the man or woman that hath wrought wekednesse in the sighte of the Lord thi God, that they haue gone beyonde his appoyntment, so that they haue gone and serued straūge goddes ād worshipped thē, whether it be the sonne or mone or anythinge contayned in heauē which I forbade, and it was tolde the ād thou hast herde of it: Then thou shalt enquere diligently. And yf it be true and the thinge of a suertye that soch abhomynacion is wrought in Israel¹ thē thou shalt bringe forth that mā or that woman whiche haue cōmytted that weked thinge, * vnto thi gates ād shalt stone thē with stones ād they shall dye. At the mouth of .ij. or. iij witnesses shal he that is worthy of deeth, dye: but at the mouth of one witnesse he shall not dye. And the handes of the witnesses shalbe first ⟨p. XXXII⟩vppon him to kyll him, ād afterwarde the handes of all the people: so shalt thou put wekednesse awaye from the.

1. 1Opinly in the gates and not secretly in prison: with lawful witness and not tormenting them or mak ge them swer agen thē selves or or swear thē selves