Deuteronomy 17
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Deuteronomy 17:2-13

2If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy 1God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy 2God, in transgressing his covenant,

3and goeth and serveth other 3gods, and boweth down to them, either to the sun or to the moon, or to the whole host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

4and it be told thee, and thou hearest of it; then thou shalt make thorough inquiry, and if it be truth [and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath been wrought in Israel,

5thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman, who committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, the man or the woman, and shalt stone them with stones, that they die.

6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.

7The 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.

8If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy 4God will choose.

9And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment;

10and thou shalt do according to the tenor of the word, which they of that place which Jehovah will choose shall declare unto thee; and thou shalt take heed to do according to all that they instruct thee:

11according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left.

12And the man that shall act presumptuously, and not hearken unto the priest that standeth to serve there before Jehovah thy 5God, or unto the judge, that man shall die; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.

13And all the people shall hear, and fear, and no more act presumptuously.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 17:2 17.2 Elohim ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 17:2 17.2 Elohim ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 17:3 17.3 Elohim ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 17:8 17.8 Elohim ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 17:12 17.12 Elohim ↩

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