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Deuteronomy 17:7

The 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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יַ֣דyad[the] hand ofH3027 →
הָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.Dimthe witnessesH5707 →
תִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-it will beH1961 →
בּ֤וֹboon <the> him
בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.Nahat the firstH7223 →
לַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.Toto put to death himH4191 →
וְיַ֥דve.Yadand [the] hand ofH3027 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.Nahat the lastH314 →
וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.Taand you will removeH1197 →
הָרָ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451 →
מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chafrom midst yourH7130 →

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Deuteronomy 13:9Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.1 Corinthians 5:13God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”Leviticus 24:14“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.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 house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.Deuteronomy 17:12But 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.Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.Deuteronomy 22:21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.Acts 7:58–59They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.Deuteronomy 19:19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.Deuteronomy 24:7If 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.Judges 20:13Hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil.” But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites.1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”Deuteronomy 19:20Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.

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