Deuteronomy 17:12
in Deuteronomy 17But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
KJV
And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 17
Commentary
7 notes on this verseTo differ in opinion from weakness and infirmity may be excused and must be borne with; but to do so presumptuously, in pride and wickedness (as the ancient translations explain it), this is to take up arms against the government, and is an affront to him by whom the powers that be are ordained.
This site's exposition
And the man that will do presumptuously
on Deuteronomy 17:12-13
Refusing the court's decision is capital, and the word is presumptuously, which carries the distinction Numbers 15:30 draws between a sin of ignorance and a sin done with a high hand. Adam Clarke reads the offence as rebellion against the highest authority in the land, and Matthew Henry allows that honest difference of opinion from weakness is a separate thing and must be borne with. Verse 13 states the purpose, that all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously, a formula this book repeats at 13:11, 19:20 and 21:21.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
A commentator
BonaventureDisputed Questions on Evangelical Perfection, Question 4 · Written in the 13th century.
proposed
Deuteronomy 17: If you perceive that the judgment before you is difficult and ambiguous, and you see the words of the judges to vary: arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God has chosen. But the man who acts proudly, refusing …
A commentator
BonaventureDisputed Questions on Evangelical Perfection, Question 4 · Written in the 13th century.
proposed
Because the written law was a law of rigor, it not only approves this threefold obedience, but also punishes transgressors of this obedience. It punishes the rebellious son, the rebellious servant, and also the disobedient subject, Deuteronomy 17: He who acts proudly, refusing to obey …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The judge of the country court that makes his application to that at Jerusalem for information and direction; if, after all, he is conceited in his own opinion, and rejects theirs, and is obstinate, and will not be guided and directed, but will take his own way, and pursue his own sense of things, and act according to that: and will not hearken to the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God; the priests of the tribe of Levi, of whom the court generally consisted, Deu 17:9, priest for priests; though some think the high priest is meant, to whom the character very well agrees; but he was not always at the head of the sanhedrim, nor indeed a member of it, unless he had the proper qualifications; see Deu 18:18. or unto the judge; or judges; See Gill on Deu 17:
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment--In all civil or criminal cases, where there was any doubt or difficulty in giving a decision, the local magistrates were to submit them by reference to the tribunal of the Sanhedrim--the supreme council, which was composed partly of civil and partly of ecclesiastical persons.
The man that will do presumptuously - The man who refused to abide by this final determination forfeited his life, as being then in a state of rebellion against the highest authority, and consequently the public could have no pledge for his conduct.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָאִ֞ישׁ | vehaish | and the person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | yaaseh | he will act | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בְזָד֗וֹן | vezadon | with presumption | H2087 → | |
| לְבִלְתִּ֨י | levilti | to not | H1115 → | 112 times |
| שְׁמֹ֤עַ | shemoa' | to listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַכֹּהֵן֙ | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הָעֹמֵ֞ד | haomed | who stands | H5975 → | 521 times |
| לְשָׁ֤רֶת | lesharet | to serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| שָׁם֙ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| א֖וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַשֹּׁפֵ֑ט | hashofet | the judge | H8199 → | 202 times |
| וּמֵת֙ | umet | and he will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| הָאִ֣ישׁ | haish | the person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הַה֔וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ | uviarta | and you will remove | H1197 → | 94 times |
| הָרָ֖ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | miyisrael | from Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְהָאִ֞ישׁand the person
vehaishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יַעֲשֶׂ֣הhe will act
yaasehH6213 →2628 times
בְזָד֗וֹןwith presumption
vezadonH2087 →
לְבִלְתִּ֨יto not
leviltiH1115 →112 times
שְׁמֹ֤עַto listen
shemoa'H8085 →1159 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַכֹּהֵן֙the priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הָעֹמֵ֞דwho stands
haomedH5975 →521 times
לְשָׁ֤רֶתto serve
lesharetH8334 →97 times
שָׁם֙there
shamH8033 →834 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
א֖וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַשֹּׁפֵ֑טthe judge
hashofetH8199 →202 times
וּמֵת֙and he will die
umetH4191 →839 times
הָאִ֣ישׁthe person
haishH376 →1663 times
הַה֔וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥and you will remove
uviartaH1197 →94 times
הָרָ֖עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃from Israel
miyisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 15:30But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:26
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
- Psalms 19:13
Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
- Deuteronomy 1:43
So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.
- Deuteronomy 29:19–20
because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This…
- Hebrews 10:26
Through
1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
it leads to
- 1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
- Luke 10:16
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
- 1 John 3:24
Through
Deuteronomy 17:7The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 5:13
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13
Through
Deuteronomy 13:5Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 19:19
you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 19:19
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bonaventure, Disputed Questions on Evangelical Perfection, Question 4; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.