Deuteronomy 17:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 17:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
יַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הָעֵדִ֞ים
ʻêd
H5707
witness
תִּֽהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בּ֤וֹ
בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
לַהֲמִית֔וֹ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְיַ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
הָרָ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ
qereb
H7130
midst
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World English Bible Public Domain
The hand of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The hand of the witnesses shall be the first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people, and you shall remove the evil from among you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).