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You must purge the evil from among you. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> “If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> “If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If 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. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">King James Bible</a> If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">New King James Version</a> “If a man is found kidnapping any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and mistreats him or sells him, then that kidnapper shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “If someone is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he treats him as merchandise and sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall eliminate the evil from among you. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently, or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If a man is caught kidnapping any of his brothers of the sons of Israel, and he mistreats him or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen from the sons of Israel, and he treats him violently or sells him [as a slave], then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “If a man is discovered kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If a man is discovered kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you are guilty of kidnapping Israelites and forcing them into slavery, you will be put to death to remove this evil from the community. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Whoever kidnaps another Israelite must die. The kidnapper must die, whether he treated the other person like a slave or sold him. You must get rid of this evil. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> "If any of you kidnap Israelites and make them your slaves or sell them into slavery, you are to be put to death. In this way your nation will get rid of this evil. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> "If a man is found kidnapping his relative, a fellow Israeli, and mistreats or sells him, that kidnapper must die. By doing this, you will remove this evil from among you. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If 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. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/24.htm">NET Bible</a> If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If a man be found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If a man shall be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and shall make merchandise of him, or sell him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt remove evil from among you. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/24.htm">World English Bible</a> If a man is found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deals with him as a slave, or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When a man is found stealing a person from his brothers, from the sons of Israel, and has tyrannized over him and sold him, then that thief has died, and you have put away evil out of your midst. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'When a man is found stealing a person, of his brethren, of the sons of Israel, and hath tyrannized over him, and sold him, then hath that thief died, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If a man shall be found stealing a soul from his brethren from the sons of Israel, and shall lay hands upon him and sell him; and that thief died; and put thou away evil from the midst of thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If ally man be found soliciting his brother of the children of Israel, and selling him shall take a price, he shall be put to death, and thou shalt take away the evil from the midst of thee. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If a man has been caught soliciting his brother among the sons of Israel, and selling him in order to receive a price, then he shall be put to death. And so shall you take away the evil from your midst. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Bible</a> If anyone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite, enslaving or selling the victim, that kidnapper shall be put to death. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If someone is caught kidnaping another Israelite, enslaving or selling the Israelite, then that kidnaper shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If a man of the children of Israel is found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, to make merchandise of him, or sell him; then that thief shall surely die; and you shall put evil away from among you. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if a man of the children of Israel will be found to steal a soul from his brother of the children of Israel to make a profit by him and he will sell him, that man shall certainly be killed, and so uproot the evil from among you.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, and sell him; then that thief shall die; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if a man should be caught stealing one of his brethren of the children of Israel, and having overcome him he should sell him, that thief shall die; so shalt thou remove that evil one from yourselves. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6517" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Additional Laws</a> 6Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security. 7<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (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 man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: yim·mā·ṣê (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">is caught</a> <a href="/hebrew/1589.htm" title="1589: gō·nêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To steal. A primitive root; to thieve; by implication, to deceive.">kidnapping</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·bə·nê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of his Israelite</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: mê·’e·ḥāw (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">brothers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6014.htm" title="6014: wə·hiṯ·‘am·mer- (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To gather grain. A primitive root; properly, apparently to heap; figuratively, to chastise; specifically to gather grain.">whether he treats him as a slave</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: ū·mə·ḵā·rōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">or sells him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">the</a> <a href="/hebrew/1590.htm" title="1590: hag·gan·nāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- A thief. From ganab; a stealer.">kidnapper</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ū·mêṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">must die.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">So you must purge</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: miq·qir·be·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">from among you.</a> 8In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Exodus 21:16</a> Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession. <a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm">Leviticus 19:11</a> You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another. <a href="/1_timothy/1-10.htm">1 Timothy 1:10</a> for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a> If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / 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. <a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Proverbs 22:22-23</a> Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, / for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them. <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Amos 8:4-6</a> Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, / asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!” <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">1 Corinthians 6:10</a> nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/ephesians/4-28.htm">Ephesians 4:28</a> He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need. <a href="/zechariah/5-3.htm">Zechariah 5:3-4</a> Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. / I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.” <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a> Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. <a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a> Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. <a href="/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a> Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a> Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a> But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If a man be found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and makes merchandise of him, or sells him; then that thief shall die; and you shall put evil away from among you.found<a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Exodus 21:16</a> And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.<a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Ezekiel 27:13</a> Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.<a href="/1_timothy/1-10.htm">1 Timothy 1:10</a> For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;then that<a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Exodus 21:16</a> And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.<a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Exodus 22:1-4</a> If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep… and thou shalt<a href="/deuteronomy/19-19.htm">Deuteronomy 19:19</a> Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-20.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-14.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/numbers/29-14.htm">Deals</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-6.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-16.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-14.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Price</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-16.htm">Property</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-14.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Selleth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-15.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/titus/2-10.htm">Stealing</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/exodus/22-12.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Treats</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-14.htm">Using</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-16.htm">Deals</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-16.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Price</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Property</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Selleth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Stealing</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-6.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/job/39-16.htm">Treats</a> <a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Using</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 24</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Of divorce</a> 5. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">A new married man goes not to war</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Of pledges</a> 7. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Of kidnapping</a> 8. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Of leprosy</a> 10. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Of pledges</a> 14. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">The hire is to be given</a> 16. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Of justice</a> 19. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Of charity</a> </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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The term "Israelite brothers" emphasizes the familial and covenantal relationship among the people of Israel, highlighting the severity of the crime as it disrupts the unity and trust within the community. Kidnapping is seen as a violation of the commandment to love one's neighbor (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>) and is contrary to the principles of justice and righteousness that God established for His people. The act of kidnapping is not only a personal offense but also a communal one, as it threatens the social fabric of the nation.whether he treats him as a slave or sells him This clause indicates the potential outcomes of kidnapping, either forcing the victim into slavery or selling them. Both actions are considered grave offenses, as they dehumanize the individual and violate the God-given dignity of every person. The reference to slavery connects to the broader biblical narrative of the Israelites' own experience of slavery in Egypt, which God delivered them from (<a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a>). This historical context underscores the importance of justice and freedom within the Israelite community. The prohibition against such actions reflects God's desire for His people to live in a society marked by justice and compassion.the kidnapper must die The prescribed punishment for kidnapping is the death penalty, reflecting the seriousness of the crime. This severe consequence serves as a deterrent and underscores the value of human life and freedom. The death penalty for kidnapping aligns with other capital offenses in the Mosaic Law, such as murder (<a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12</a>) and adultery (<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a>), which also threaten the moral and social order of the community. The emphasis on justice in this commandment points to God's holiness and His requirement for His people to uphold His standards.So you must purge the evil from among you This phrase highlights the communal responsibility to maintain purity and righteousness within the nation. The concept of purging evil is a recurring theme in Deuteronomy (<a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Deuteronomy 13:5, 17</a>:7), emphasizing the need to remove sin and its influence to preserve the holiness of the community. This directive reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience to His laws is essential for His continued blessing and presence among them. The call to purge evil also foreshadows the ultimate purification from sin through Jesus Christ, who came to take away the sins of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are receiving the laws and commandments through Moses. 2. <a href="/topical/k/kidnapper.htm">Kidnapper</a> An individual who unlawfully seizes and carries away a person by force or fraud, particularly for the purpose of enslavement or sale. 3. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The prophet and leader who delivered God's laws to the Israelites, including the laws in Deuteronomy. 4. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, where the Israelites are to live according to God's laws. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_community.htm">Covenant Community</a> The collective body of Israelites bound by the covenant with God, emphasizing communal responsibility and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/sanctity_of_human_life_and_freedom.htm">Sanctity of Human Life and Freedom</a> This law underscores the value God places on human life and personal freedom. Kidnapping and enslavement are grave offenses because they violate the inherent dignity given by God to every person. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The command to "purge the evil from among you" highlights the collective responsibility of the community to uphold justice and righteousness. It is a call for active participation in maintaining a holy and just society. <a href="/topical/j/justice_and_deterrence.htm">Justice and Deterrence</a> The prescribed death penalty serves as a deterrent against such heinous crimes, reflecting the seriousness with which God views the protection of His people. <a href="/topical/m/moral_continuity.htm">Moral Continuity</a> The principles found in this law are consistent with the broader biblical account that condemns exploitation and promotes love and respect for one's neighbor. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a> The command to remove evil from the community is a call to holiness, reminding believers that they are set apart for God and must live according to His standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 24</a> <a href="/q/how_does_deut._24_7_align_with_ot_slavery.htm">In Deuteronomy 24:7, how does the death penalty for kidnapping align with regulations in other parts of the Old Testament that seem to permit slavery? </a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_human_trafficking.htm">What is the Bible's stance on human trafficking?</a> <a href="/q/does_lam_5_7_conflict_with_deut_24_16.htm">Lamentations 5:7 indicates suffering for ancestors' sins--does this conflict with Deuteronomy 24:16's emphasis on individual responsibility?</a> <a href="/q/why_love_foreigners_but_punish_nations.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 10:19 command love for foreigners while other passages in Deuteronomy mandate severe treatment of certain nations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) If a man be found stealing (a soul) any of his brethren . . .--See <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm" title="And he that steals a man, and sells him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.">Exodus 21:16</a>.(8,9) Take heed in the plague of leprosy. . . . Remember what the Lord thy God did to Miriam.--The point here seems to be that though Miriam was one of the three leaders of Israel ("I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam"--<a href="/micah/6-4.htm" title="For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of servants; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.">Micah 6:4</a>), yet she was shut out of the camp seven days (<a href="/numbers/12-14.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.">Numbers 12:14</a>) when suddenly smitten with leprosy. There might be a tendency to relax the law in the case of great or wealthy persons. But this would be felt keenly by poorer lepers, who could obtain no exemption. Moses, whose own sister had suffered from the leprosy, and had been treated according to the strict letter of the law, would never consent to any relaxation of it.The priests the Levites.--The law of leprosy was one of the laws which the "priests" in particular were ordered to administer. "Aaron looked on Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous" It seems impossible to maintain that the Levites in general are meant here. The writer evidently had personal knowledge of the case of Miriam. Had he or his first readers lived in later times, he would have explained his meaning more fully.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Against man-stealing: repetition, with expansion, of the law in <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Exodus 21:16</a>. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction a man אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person is caught יִמָּצֵ֣א (yim·mā·ṣê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present kidnapping גֹּנֵ֨ב (gō·nêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1589.htm">Strong's 1589: </a> To thieve, to deceive one נֶ֤פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of his Israelite מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son brothers, מֵאֶחָיו֙ (mê·’e·ḥāw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) whether he treats him as a slave וְהִתְעַמֶּר־ (wə·hiṯ·‘am·mer-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6014.htm">Strong's 6014: </a> To gather grain or sells him, וּמְכָר֑וֹ (ū·mə·ḵā·rōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell the הַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are kidnapper הַגַּנָּ֣ב (hag·gan·nāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1590.htm">Strong's 1590: </a> A stealer must die. וּמֵת֙ (ū·mêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill You must purge וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ (ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish the evil הָרָ֖ע (hā·rā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil from among you. מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ (miq·qir·be·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Deuteronomy 24:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:7 If a man be found stealing any (Deut. 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