Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to kill him, and afterward the hands of all the people: so shalt thou put wickedness away from thee.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
The witnesses’ hands are to be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people.
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."
A Conservative 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 shall put away the evil from the midst of thee.
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.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.
Darby Translation
The 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.
Julia Smith Translation
The hand of the witnesses shall be at first upon him to put him to death, and the hand of all the people afterward. And put thou away the evil from the midst of thee.
King James 2000
The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The hand of the witnesses shall be first against the person to kill the person, and afterward the hands [of] all the people, and [so] you shall purge the evil from your midst.
Modern King James verseion
The hands of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.
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 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.
The Emphasized Bible
The hand of the witnesses, shall be upon him first to put him to death, and the hand of all the people, afterwards, - so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.
Webster
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 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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Courts of justice » The judgment of » Witnesses first to execute
religious Intolerance » Of idolatrous religions, taught by moses
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Executed » By witness
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
Stars » Punishment for worshipping
Witness » Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentence
Topics
Interlinear
Yad
Ri'shown
Muwth
Ba`ar
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Ba`ar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 17:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
6 At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death, die: but at the mouth of one witness he shall not die. 7 And the hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to kill him, and afterward the hands of all the people: so shalt thou put wickedness away from thee. 8 If a matter be too hard for thee in judgment between blood and blood, plea and plea, stroke and stroke in matters of strife within thy cities: Then arise and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:9
Thine hand shall be first upon him to kill him; and then the hands of all the people.
Deuteronomy 13:5
And that prophet or dreamer of dreams shall die for it, because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt and delivered you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in: and so thou shalt put evil away from thee.
Deuteronomy 17:12
And that man that will do presumptuously, so that he will not hearken unto the priest that standeth there to minister unto the LORD thy God or unto the judge, shall die: and so thou shalt put away evil from Israel.
1 Corinthians 5:13
Them that are without, God shall judge. Put away from among you that evil person.
Deuteronomy 19:19
then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to do unto his brother, and so thou shalt put evil away from thee.
Deuteronomy 24:7
If any man be found stealing any of his brethren the children of Israel, and maketh chevisance of him or selleth him, the thief shall die. And thou shalt put evil away from thee.
Judges 20:13
Now therefore deliver us the men, those wicked wretches of Gibeah that we may slay them, and put away evil from Israel." Neverthelater, the children of Benjamin would not hearken unto the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:
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, named Saul.