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Deuteronomy 17:5
5take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.
Deuteronomy 17:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you shall stone that man or woman to death with stones.
- New King James Version (NKJV)then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones.
- New Living Translation (NLT)then the man or woman who has committed such an evil act must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.
Context of Deuteronomy 17:5
3and contrary to my command has worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or the moon or the stars in the sky, 4and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death. 6On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. 7The 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.
Read all of Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 17:5 word by word
וְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ אֶת־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֡וּא אוֹ֩ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֨ה הַהִ֜וא אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שׂוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֨ר הָרָ֤ע הַזֶּה֙ אֶל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֶת־הָאִ֕ישׁ א֖וֹ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וּסְקַלְתָּ֥ם בָּאֲבָנִ֖ים וָמֵֽתוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then shalt thou bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- that manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- or that womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- which have committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- that wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- unto thy gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- and shalt stoneסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619
- them with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- till they dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 17:5
- Deuteronomy 13:10Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
- Deuteronomy 22:21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.
- Leviticus 24:14“Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him.
- Joshua 7:25Joshua said, “Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.” Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-7Verses 2-7 Compare Deuteronomy 13:1 ff. Here special reference is made to the legal forms to be adopted, Deuteronomy 17:5-7. The sentence was to be carried into effect at “the gates” (compare Genesis 19:1 note) of the town in which the crime was committed; because, as “all the people” were to take a part, an open space would be requisite for the execution. Note the typical and prophetical aspect of the injunction; compare Acts 7:58; Hebrews 13:12.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5your gates: A typical town in ancient Israel was small, 4 hectares (about 10 acres) or less, and crowded. Most towns had few open areas. One open space was an area just inside or outside the main gate. People used this area for public gatherings, including trials and other judicial events. In this passage, the place is clearly outside the town. Stoning to death did not happen inside the walls (22:24; 1 Kings 21:10; see Deuteronomy 22:21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-72-7. If there be found among you ... man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness--The grand object contemplated in choosing Israel was to preserve the knowledge and worship of the one true God; and hence idolatry of any kind, whether of the heavenly bodies or in some grosser form, is called "a transgression of His covenant." No rank or sex could palliate this crime. Every reported case, even a flying rumor of the perpetration of so heinous an offense, was…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17
- 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
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