Deuteronomy 24:7
in Deuteronomy 24If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
KJV
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 24
Commentary
3 notes on this verseIf a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel,.... Whether grown up or little, male or female, an Israelite or a proselyte, or a freed servant; all, as Maimonides (f) says, are included in this general word "brethren"; though Aben Ezra observes, that it is added, "of the children of Israel", for explanation, since an Edomite is called a "brother".
This site's exposition
When a man hath taken a new wife
on Deuteronomy 24:5-9
The exemptions at 20:5-7 sent home the man who had betrothed a wife and not taken her, and verse 5 adds a full year at home for the man who has. Verses 6 and 7 both price a man's life: the hand mill may not be taken in pledge because he taketh a man's life to pledge, and stealing a man is capital where stealing goods was not, which Exodus 21:16 had already said. The leprosy law itself is not repeated here, only the order to do what the priests teach, and the memory set beside it is Miriam at Numbers 12:10-15. Remember falls fourteen times in this book and three of them stand in this chapter, at verses 9, 18 and 22.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It was not death by the law of Moses to steal cattle or goods; but to steal a child, or a weak and simple man, or one that a man had in his power, and to make merchandize of him, this was a capital crime, and could not be expiated, as other thefts, by restitution--so much is a man better than a sheep, Matt. xii.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִמָּצֵ֣א | yimatze' | he will be found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| אִ֗ישׁ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| גֹּנֵ֨ב | gonev | stealing | H1589 → | |
| נֶ֤פֶשׁ | nefesh | a person | H5315 → | 754 times |
| מֵאֶחָיו֙ | meechav | any of countrymen his | H251 → | 630 times |
| מִבְּנֵ֣י | mibenei | any of [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְהִתְעַמֶּר־ | vehitamer- | and he will treat as a slave | H6014 → | |
| בּ֖וֹ | bo | <in> <the> him | ||
| וּמְכָר֑וֹ | umekharo | and he will sell him | H4376 → | 80 times |
| וּמֵת֙ | umet | and he will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| הַגַּנָּ֣ב | haganav | the thief | H1590 → | |
| הַה֔וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ | uviarta | and you will remove | H1197 → | 94 times |
| הָרָ֖ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ | mikirbecha | from midst your | H7130 → | 227 times |
כִּי־if
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יִמָּצֵ֣אhe will be found
yimatze'H4672 →455 times
אִ֗ישׁanyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
גֹּנֵ֨בstealing
gonevH1589 →
נֶ֤פֶשׁa person
nefeshH5315 →754 times
מֵאֶחָיו֙any of countrymen his
meechavH251 →630 times
מִבְּנֵ֣יany of [the] people of
mibeneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְהִתְעַמֶּר־and he will treat as a slave
vehitamer-H6014 →
בּ֖וֹ<in> <the> him
bo
וּמְכָר֑וֹand he will sell him
umekharoH4376 →80 times
וּמֵת֙and he will die
umetH4191 →839 times
הַגַּנָּ֣בthe thief
haganavH1590 →
הַה֔וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥and you will remove
uviartaH1197 →94 times
הָרָ֖עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃from midst your
mikirbechaH7130 →227 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
1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual…
- Leviticus 18:22
You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.
- 2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
- Romans 1:26
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
- Galatians 5:19–21
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
- 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
Through
Revelation 18:13of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 27:13
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
- Amos 2:6
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
- Ezekiel 27:13
Through
Exodus 21:16Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:10
for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
- 1 Timothy 1:10
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.