Deuteronomy 17
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Deuteronomy 17:5-8

5then you shall bringH3318 out that manH376 orH176 that womanH802 whoH834 has doneH6213 thisH2088 evilH7451 deedH1697 to your gatesH8179, that is, the manH376 orH176 the womanH802, and 1you shall stoneH5619 them to 2deathH4191. 63On the 4evidenceH6310 of twoH8147 witnessesH5707 orH176 threeH7969 witnessesH5707, he who is to dieH4191 shall be putH4191 to deathH4191; he shall not be putH4191 to deathH4191 on the 5evidenceH6310 of oneH259 witnessH5707. 76The handH3027 of the witnessesH5707 shall be firstH7223 against him to putH4191 him to deathH4191, and afterwardH314 the handH3027 of allH3605 the peopleH5971. 7So you shall purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from your midstH7130.

8“8IfH3588 any caseH1697 is tooH4480 difficultH6381 for you to decideH4941, betweenH996 9one kind of homicideH1818 or anotherH1818, betweenH996 10one kind of lawsuitH1779 or anotherH1779, and betweenH996 11one kind of assaultH5061 or anotherH5061, being casesH1697 of disputeH7379 in your 12courtsH8179, then you shall ariseH6965 and goH5927 up to 13the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 17:5 Lev 24:14; Josh 7:25 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 17:5 Lit death with stones ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 17:6 Num 35:30; Deut 19:15; Matt 18:16; John 8:17; 2 Cor 13:1; 1 Tim 5:19; Heb 10:28 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 17:6 Lit mouth ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 17:6 Lit mouth ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 17:7 Lev 24:14; Deut 13:9 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 17:7 1 Cor 5:13 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 17:8 2 Chr 19:10; Hag 2:11 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blood to blood ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit judgment to judgment ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit stroke to stroke ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit gates ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 17:8 Deut 12:5; Ps 122:5 ↩

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