משנה: רוֹצֵחַ שֶׁנִּתְעָרֵב בַּאֲחֵרִים כּוּלָּן פְּטוּרִין. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר כּוֹנְסִין אוֹתָן לַכִּיפָּה. כָּל חַיָיבֵי מִיתוֹת שֶׁנִּתְעָרְבוּ זֶה בָזֶה יִדּוֹנוּ בַּקַּלָּה. הַנִּסְקָלִין בַנִּשְׂרָפִין רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר יִידּוֹנוּ בִּסְקִילָה שֶׁהַשְּׂרֵיפָה חֲמוּרָה וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים יִידּוֹנוּ בִּשְׂרֵיפָה שֶׁהַסְּקִילָה חֲמוּרָה. אָמַר לָהֶן רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אִילּוּ לֹא הָיְתָה שְׂרֵיפָה חֲמוּרָה לֹא נִיתְּנָה לְבַת כֹּהֵן שֶׁזִּינָּת. אָמְרוּ לוֹ אִילּוּ לֹא הָיְתָה סְקִילָה חֲמוּרָה לֹא נִתְּנָה לַמְגַדֵּף וְלָעוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. הַנֶּהֱרָגִין בַּנֶּחֱנָקִין רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר בַּסַּיִיף וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים בַּחֶנֶק:
MISHNAH: If a murderer was mixed up with others, none of them are criminally liable. Rebbi Jehudah says, one keeps them in jail. Any condemned to death who were mixed up with others shall be executed by the easier way. Those to be stoned with those to be burned, Rebbi Simeon says they shall be stoned because burning is more painful, but the Sages say they shall be burned since stoning is more painful. Rebbi Simeon told them, if burning were not more painful it would not have been prescribed for a Cohen’s daughter who committed adultery. They answered him, if stoning were not more painful, it would not have been prescribed for the blasphemer and those who worship strange cults. Those to be slain with those to be strangled, Rebbi Simeon says by the sword, but the Sages say by strangulation.