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Deuteronomy 17:7

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The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

The hands {H3027} of the witnesses {H5707} shall be first {H7223} upon him to put him to death {H4191}, and afterward {H314} the hands {H3027} of all the people {H5971}. So thou shalt put {H1197} the evil {H7451} away {H1197} from among {H7130} you.

The witnesses are to be the first to stone him to death; afterwards, all the people are to stone him. Thus you will put an end to this wickedness among you.

The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.

The hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 13:9 (6 votes)

    But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

  • 1 Corinthians 5:13 (5 votes)

    But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

  • Deuteronomy 17:12 (4 votes)

    And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

  • Deuteronomy 13:5 (4 votes)

    And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn [you] away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

  • Deuteronomy 24:7 (2 votes)

    If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.

  • Deuteronomy 19:19 (2 votes)

    Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

  • Acts 7:58 (2 votes)

    And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.