The hands of the [a]witnesses shall be first upon him, to kill him: and afterward the hands of all the [b]people: so thou shalt take the wicked away from among you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 17:7 Whereby they declared that they testifieth the truth.
  2. Deuteronomy 17:7 To signify a common consent to maintain God’s honor and true religion.

The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death,(A) and then the hands of all the people.(B) You must purge the evil(C) from among you.

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