Men, base fellows, have gone out from your midst and have led astray the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” that you have not known.
English: “And they have led astray” — The seducers of an ir ha-nidachas are put to death by stoning, for we derive “leading astray” from “leading astray” either from the mesis or from the prophet who led astray.
On the daf / in context: Although the inhabitants of the city are executed by the sword, the seducers themselves receive the more severe penalty of stoning by verbal analogy.
Type of Learning
Gezeirah shavah (Sanhedrin) — the seducers of the city receive the penalty of stoning.
What Is Learned
The men who lead an entire city astray are liable to death by stoning.