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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />then the man or woman who has committed such an evil act must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you shall stone that man or woman to death with stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, <i>even</i> that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then you are to bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil deed, <i>that is,</i> the man or the woman, and you shall stone them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil deed to your gates, that is, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil deed, to your gates, <i>that is,</i> the man or the woman, and you shall stone them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil deed to your gates, <i>that is</i>, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them, and they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then you shall bring that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to the gates [of your city] and you shall stone the man or the woman to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />you are to bring out to your city gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing and stone them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />you must bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing and stone them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who hath done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them to death with stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them with stones, that they die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />then bring the man or woman who did this evil thing to the gates of your city, and stone that person to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />then take them outside the town and stone them to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />summon the man or the woman who did this evil thing to your city gates. Then stone the man or the woman to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing--that very man or woman--and you must stone that person to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then you shall bring forth that man or that woman, who has done this evil thing, to your gates, even the man or the woman; and you shall stone them to death with stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then shalt thou bring forth to thy gates that man or that woman, who have committed that wicked thing, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates, even that same man or woman; and you shall stone them to death with stones. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then you have brought out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing, to your gates—the man or the woman—and you have stoned them with stones, and they have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Then thou hast brought out that man, or that woman, who hath done this evil thing, unto thy gates -- the man or the woman -- and thou hast stoned them with stones, and they have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And bring thou forth that man or that woman who did this evil word, to thy gates, the man and the woman, and stone them with stones, and they died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt bring forth the man or the woman, who have committed that most wicked thing, to the gates of thy city, and they shall be stoned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />you shall lead forward the man or the woman who has perpetrated this most wicked thing to the gates of your city, and they shall be stoned to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />you shall bring the man or the woman who has done this evil deed out to your gates and stone the man or the woman to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then you shall bring out to your gates that man or that woman who has committed this crime and you shall stone the man or woman to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall bring forth that man or that woman who has committed that wicked thing within your towns, whether he is a man or a woman; and you shall stone him with stones, till he die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Bring out that man or that woman who have done this evil matter in your cities, if it is a man or a woman, and stone them with stones and they shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who have done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them with stones, that they die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then shalt thou bring out that man, or that woman, and ye shall stone them with stones, and they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4861" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/17.htm">Purge the Idolater</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">you must bring out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: šə·‘ā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">your gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hi·w (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">has done</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">thing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5619.htm" title="5619: ū·sə·qal·tām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To stone, put to death by stoning. A primitive root; properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary.">and you must stone that person</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: wā·mê·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">to death.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-14.htm">Leviticus 24:14</a></span><br />“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-35.htm">Numbers 15:35-36</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.” / So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a></span><br />“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">1 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58</a></span><br />They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-5.htm">John 8:5</a></span><br />In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28</a></span><br />Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-17.htm">Matthew 18:17</a></span><br />If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-13.htm">1 Corinthians 5:13</a></span><br />God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-20.htm">1 Timothy 5:20</a></span><br />But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17</a></span><br />Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">Galatians 1:8-9</a></span><br />But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! / As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:6</a></span><br />Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-10.htm">Titus 3:10</a></span><br />Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall you bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, to your gates, even that man or that woman, and shall stone them with stones, till they die.</p><p class="hdg">stone them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Deuteronomy 13:10,11</a></b></br> And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/21-21.htm">Deuteronomy 21:21</a></b></br> And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/22-21.htm">Deuteronomy 22:21,24</a></b></br> Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/13-16.htm">City</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/14-21.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Public</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/19-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-6.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-21.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-6.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-15.htm">Public</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-21.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-21.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">The things sacrificed must be sound</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Idolaters must be slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-8.htm">Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">The one who shows contempt for the judge must die</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">The election</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">and duty of a king</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Bringing someone to the gates signifies a formal legal proceeding. This practice underscores the importance of community involvement in upholding the law. The gates served as a place where elders and leaders would gather to make judicial decisions, as seen in <a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1-11</a> and <a href="/proverbs/31-23.htm">Proverbs 31:23</a>. This reflects the communal nature of justice in Israelite society, where the community played a role in maintaining holiness and order.<p><b>the man or woman who has done this evil thing</b><br>The phrase "this evil thing" refers to idolatry or other serious breaches of covenant law, as outlined in the preceding verses of <a href="/deuteronomy/17.htm">Deuteronomy 17</a>. The law applied equally to both men and women, emphasizing the impartiality of God's justice. The seriousness of the offense is highlighted by the term "evil," which in the Hebrew context often denotes actions that are not only morally wrong but also destructive to the community's relationship with God. This reflects the covenantal framework where obedience to God's commandments was paramount.<p><b>and you must stone that person to death</b><br>Stoning was a common form of capital punishment in ancient Israel, reserved for severe offenses such as idolatry, blasphemy, and adultery (<a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Leviticus 20:2, 24</a>:16; <a href="/john/8-5.htm">John 8:5</a>). It was a communal act, symbolizing the collective responsibility of the people to purge evil from among them. The severity of the punishment underscores the holiness of God and the seriousness of maintaining purity within the community. This act also prefigures the ultimate judgment and the need for atonement, pointing to the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, who bore the penalty for sin on behalf of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>, <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the laws and commandments through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader and prophet who delivered God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gates.htm">The Gates</a></b><br>The public place of judgment in ancient Israelite society, where legal matters were addressed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_or_woman.htm">The Man or Woman</a></b><br>Refers to any individual within the Israelite community who commits an act of idolatry or other serious sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/stoning.htm">Stoning</a></b><br>A form of capital punishment prescribed in the Mosaic Law for certain transgressions, symbolizing the community's role in upholding God's holiness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The passage underscores the gravity of sin, particularly idolatry, and its impact on the community's relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The requirement for the community to carry out the punishment highlights the collective responsibility to uphold God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_justice.htm">Holiness and Justice</a></b><br>God's holiness demands justice, and the prescribed punishment serves as a deterrent to sin and a means to purify the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_mercy.htm">The Role of Mercy</a></b><br>While the law is strict, the New Testament reveals the balance of justice and mercy through Christ, encouraging believers to seek restoration and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is crucial for maintaining a covenant relationship with Him, and this passage serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_stoning.htm">What is the Bible's stance on stoning?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_supports_naboth's_execution.htm">What historical documentation supports or contradicts the swift execution of Naboth described in 1 Kings 21:13–14? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'boundary_moves'_in_hosea_5_10_recorded.htm">Hosea 5:10 - Do the described 'boundary moves' have any verifiable record in ancient Israel's land division or tribal borders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_cor_3_10_reconcile_with_ot_law.htm">How does Paul's assertion in 2 Corinthians 3:10 that the old covenant's glory 'has no glory now' reconcile with the Old Testament's constant emphasis on the law's importance and enduring potency?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Unto thy gates</span>; judicial proceedings were conducted at the gates of the city, and in some place outside the walls the sentence was executed on the condemned criminal (<a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1, 3</a>; <a href="/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">Deuteronomy 22:24</a>; <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58</a>; <a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a>), just as, during the journey through the wilderness, it had been outside the camp that transgressors were punished (<a href="/leviticus/24-14.htm">Leviticus 24:14</a>; <a href="/numbers/15-36.htm">Numbers 15:36</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">you must bring out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your gates</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·‘ā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֡וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹ֩</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woman</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִשָּׁ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֠שׂוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָ֤ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thing,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stone that person</span><br /><span class="heb">וּסְקַלְתָּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·sə·qal·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5619.htm">Strong's 5619: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stone, put to death by stoning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to death.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָמֵֽתוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·mê·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 17:5 Then you shall bring forth that man (Deut. 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