Deuteronomy 24:7

Deuteronomy 24:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If someone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If a man is found kidnapping any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and mistreats him or sells him, then that kidnapper shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:7

5If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married. 6Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security. 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. 8In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them. 9Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:7 word by word

כִּי־יִמָּצֵ֣א אִ֗ישׁ גֹּנֵ֨ב נֶ֤פֶשׁ מֵאֶחָיו֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִתְעַמֶּר־בּ֖וֹ וּמְכָר֑וֹ וּמֵת֙ הַגַּנָּ֣ב הַה֔וּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• is caughtמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• kidnappingגָּנַבgânab · to stealH1589
• oneנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• of his Israeliteבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of his Israeliteיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• brothersאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• whether he treats him as a slaveעָמַר‛âmar · deal tyrannicallyH6014
• or sells himמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• theהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• kidnapperגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590
• must dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• So you must purgeבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• the evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• from among youקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:7

• Exodus 21:16Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
• Ezekiel 27:13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
• 1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
• Revelation 18:13of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.
• Exodus 22:1“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
• Deuteronomy 19:19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Compare Deuteronomy 21:14; and Exodus 21:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 It is of great consequence that love be kept up between husband and wife; that they carefully avoid every thing which might make them strange one to another. Man-stealing was a capital crime, which could not be settled, as other thefts, by restitution. The laws concerning leprosy must be carefully observed. Thus all who feel their consciences under guilt and wrath, must not cover it, or endeavour to shake off their convictions; but by…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. If a man be found stealing any of his brethren--(See Ex 21:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 24:7

• Commerce
• Kidnapping
• Punishment
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Divorcement
• Former
• Theft
• Atonement, Day of
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings