Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 24:7
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.b
Footnotes
- b 24:7 Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13|1CO 5:13
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a man | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| is caught | יִמָּצֵ֣א | yim·mā·ṣê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| kidnapping | גֹּנֵ֨ב | gō·nêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| one | נֶ֤פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of his Israelite | מִבְּנֵ֣י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| brothers | מֵאֶחָיו֙ | mê·’e·ḥāw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| whether he treats him as a slave | וְהִתְעַמֶּר־ | wə·hiṯ·‘am·mer- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6014 bind sheaves |
| or sells him | וּמְכָר֑וֹ | ū·mə·ḵā·rōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4376 sell |
| the | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| kidnapper | הַגַּנָּ֣ב | hag·gan·nāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1590 thief |
| must die | וּמֵת֙ | ū·mêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| So you must purge | וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ | ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| the evil | הָרָ֖ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| from among you | מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ | miq·qir·be·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.