Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 17:7

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.a

Footnotes

  • a 17:7 Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13|1CO 5:13

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The handsיַ֣דyaḏNoun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the witnessesהָעֵדִ֞יםhā·‘ê·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5707 witness
shall beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih·yeh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙ḇā·ri·šō·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singularH7223 former, first, chief
in putting him to deathלַהֲמִית֔וֹla·hă·mî·ṯōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4191 die
and after thatבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הbā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singularH314 coming after
the handsוְיַ֥דwə·yaḏConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ū·ḇi·‘ar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1197 burn, consume
the evilהָרָ֖עhā·rā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃פmiq·qir·be·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst

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Deuteronomy 13:9 · 1 Corinthians 5:13 · Deuteronomy 13:5 · Deuteronomy 17:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.