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Deuteronomy 17:5-7
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 17:5-7
English Standard Version
5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you (A)shall stone that man or woman to death with stones. 6 (B)On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. 7 (C)The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So (D)you shall purge[a] the evil[b] from your midst.
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- Deuteronomy 17:7 Septuagint drive out; also verse 12
- Deuteronomy 17:7 Or evil person; also verse 12
Deuteronomy 17:5-7
New International Version
Deuteronomy 17:5-7
New International Version
5 take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.(A) 6 On 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.(B) 7 The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death,(C) and then the hands of all the people.(D) You must purge the evil(E) from among you.
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