Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you. New Living Translation The witnesses must throw the first stones, and then all the people may join in. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you. English Standard Version The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you. New American Standard Bible The hands of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall eliminate the evil from your midst. NASB 1995 “The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. NASB 1977 “The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. Legacy Standard Bible The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. Amplified Bible The hand of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall remove the evil from among you. Christian Standard Bible The witnesses’ hands are to be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from you. Holman Christian Standard Bible The witnesses’ hands are to be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the hand of the witnesses shall begin with him at the first to kill him and the hand of all the people at the end, and destroy the workers of evil from among you. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the hand of the witnesses shall be upon him among the first to put him to death, and the hand of the people at the last; so shalt thou remove the evil one from among yourselves. Douay-Rheims Bible The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to kill him, and afterwards the hands of the rest of the people: that thou mayst take away the evil out of the midst of thee. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The witnesses must start the execution, then all the other people will join them in putting the person to death. You must get rid of this evil. Good News Translation The witnesses are to throw the first stones, and then the rest of the people are to stone them; in this way you will get rid of this evil. International Standard Version Let the witnesses be the first to begin executing them, then the rest of the people shall follow. By doing this you will purge evil from among you." JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version 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 you have put away evil out of your midst. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible The hands of the witnesses shall be the first raised to put the person to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. NET Bible The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you. New Revised Standard Version The hands of the witnesses shall be the first raised against the person to execute the death penalty, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. New Heart English Bible The hand of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from the midst of you. Webster's Bible Translation 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 remove the evil 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. 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Purge the Idolater…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. 7The 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. Cross References John 8:7 When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her." Acts 7:58 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. 1 Corinthians 5:13 God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." Leviticus 24:14 "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him. Deuteronomy 13:9 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. Deuteronomy 22:21 she shall be brought to the door of her father's house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father's house. So you must purge the evil from among you. Treasury of Scripture 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 put the evil away from among you. of the witnesses Deuteronomy 13:9 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. Acts 7:58,59 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… So thou Deuteronomy 17:12 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 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 19:19 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. Jump to Previous Afterward Afterwards Death Evil Hand Hands Last Midst Purge Putting Remove WitnessesJump to Next Afterward Afterwards Death Evil Hand Hands Last Midst Purge Putting Remove WitnessesDeuteronomy 17 1. The things sacrificed must be sound2. Idolaters must be slain 8. Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges 12. The one who shows contempt for the judge must die 14. The election 16. and duty of a king Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The handsיַ֣ד (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of the witnesses הָעֵדִ֞ים (hā·‘ê·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince shall be תִּֽהְיֶה־ (tih·yeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the first בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙ (ḇā·ri·šō·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank in putting him to death, לַהֲמִית֔וֹ (la·hă·mî·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill and after that, בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה (bā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 314: Hinder, late, last, western the hands וְיַ֥ד (wə·yaḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people. הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock You must purge וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ (ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish the evil הָרָ֖ע (hā·rā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil from among you. מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ (miq·qir·be·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center Links Deuteronomy 17:7 NIVDeuteronomy 17:7 NLT Deuteronomy 17:7 ESV Deuteronomy 17:7 NASB Deuteronomy 17:7 KJV Deuteronomy 17:7 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 17:7 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 17:7 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 17:7 French Bible Deuteronomy 17:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 17:7 The hand of the witnesses shall be (Deut. 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