Deuteronomy 17:7 — Bible Verse (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.”
Deuteronomy 17:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 17:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 17:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The hands of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall remove the evil from among you.”
Deuteronomy 17:7 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 17:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Deuteronomy 17:7 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 17:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 17:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 17:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Deuteronomy 17:7 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 17:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The handes of the witnesses shall be first vpon him, to kill him: and afterward the hands of all the people: so thou shalt take the wicked away from among you.”
Deuteronomy 17:7 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 17:7 in Context — Deuteronomy 17
5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
7 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.
8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;
9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
What Does Deuteronomy 17:7 Mean?
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