Deuteronomy 17:7 “The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death,…”

Deuteronomy 17:7

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The hands of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

The handes of the witnesses shall be first vpon him, to kill him: and afterward the hands of all the people: so thou shalt take the wicked away from among you.

Darby Translation

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

Young's Literal Translation

the hand of the witnesses is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst.

Bible in Basic English

The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

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Cross references

“of the witnesses”

Deuteronomy 13:9 Acts 7:58 Acts 7:59

Deuteronomy 13:9 · BSB

Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

Acts 7:58 · BSB

They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 7:59 · BSB

While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

“So thou”

1 Corinthians 5:13 Deuteronomy 17:12 Deuteronomy 13:5 Deuteronomy 19:19 Deuteronomy 24:7 Judges 20:13

1 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB

God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

Deuteronomy 17:12 · BSB

But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

Deuteronomy 13:5 · BSB

Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you…

Deuteronomy 19:19 · BSB

you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 24:7 · BSB

If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Judges 20:13 · BSB

Hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil.” But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.

8If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

Read Deuteronomy 17