Pisqa’ 90173H:140; JN1:243. 1. “You must pelt him with stones till he dies” (Dt.13:11). Is it possible to claim that this execution requires many stones? The Teaching states, [ [in the context of sorcery]: “A man or a woman . . . shall be pummeled with the stone” (Lv.20:27). If the verse specifies, the stone, is it possible to say that they must execute with a single stone? The Teaching states: “With stones” (Dt.13:11). From this, you may conclude that if he doesn’t die from the first, let him die from the second.174Sifre Nu., 114.
2. “For he has sought to lead you astray” (Dt.13:11). Leading astray is mentioned here, and leading astray is mentioned elsewhere [in the case of the prophet of lies (Dt.13:6)]. Just as the leading astray mentioned elsewhere is punished by stoning, so, too, the leading astray mentioned here is punished by stoning.
“To lead you astray from HASHEM your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt” (Dt.13:11)— even were His only claim upon you that He brought out of the land of Egypt, it would be quite enough!175Pisqa’ 86.2
(דברים יג יא) וּסְקַלְתּוֹ בָאֲבָנִים, יָכוֹל בַּאֲבָנִים מְרֻבּוֹת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר (ויקרא כ כז): ״בָּאֶבֶן״. אִי בָּאֶבֶן, יָכוֹל בְּאֶבֶן אַחַת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: בָאֲבָנִים. אֱמֹר מֵעַתָּה: לֹא מֵת בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה יָמוּת בַּשְּׁנִיָּה.
Pisqa’ 90173H:140; JN1:243.
1. “You must pelt him with stones till he dies” (Dt.13:11).
Is it possible to claim that
this execution requires many stones?
The Teaching states, [
[in the context of sorcery]:
“A man or a woman . . . shall be pummeled with the stone” (Lv.20:27).
If the verse specifies, the stone,
is it possible to say that
they must execute with a single stone?
The Teaching states:
“With stones” (Dt.13:11).
From this, you may conclude that
if he doesn’t die from the first,
let him die from the second.174Sifre Nu., 114.
כִּי בִקֵּשׁ לְהַדִּיחֲךָ, נֶאֱמַר כָּאן הַדָּחָה וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן הַדָּחָה. מָה הַדָּחָה הָאֲמוּרָה כָּאן בִּסְקִילָה – אַף הַדָּחָה הָאֲמוּרָה לְהַלָּן בִּסְקִילָה.
2. “For he has sought to lead you astray” (Dt.13:11).
Leading astray is mentioned here,
and leading astray is mentioned elsewhere
[in the case of the prophet of lies (Dt.13:6)].
Just as the leading astray mentioned elsewhere
is punished by stoning,
so, too, the leading astray mentioned here
is punished by stoning.
מֵעַל ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ, אֲפִלּוּ אֵין לוֹ עָלֶיךָ אֶלָּא שֶׁהוֹצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים – דַּי!
“To lead you astray from HASHEM your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt” (Dt.13:11)—
even were His only claim upon you
that He brought out of the land of Egypt,
it would be quite enough!175Pisqa’ 86.2