Deuteronomy 17:2

If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
found	יִמָּצֵ֤א yi.ma.Tze'	H4672	properly · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
among	בְקִרְבְּךָ֙ ve.kir.be.Cha	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
any	בְּאַחַ֣ד be.'a.Chad	H259	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
gates	שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ she.'a.Rei.kha	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
giveth	נֹתֵ֣ן no.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
man	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
woman	אִשָּׁ֗ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
wrought	יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה ya.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wickedness	הָרַ֛ע ha.Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
sight	בְּעֵינֵ֥י be.'ei.Nei	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh-	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
transgressing	לַעֲבֹ֥ר la.'a.Vor	H5674	to cross over · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
covenant	בְּרִיתֽוֹ be.ri.To	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Judges 2:20 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded thei…
Hosea 8:1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and tresp…
Deuteronomy 13:6-18 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, ent…
Deuteronomy 17:5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and…
Joshua 7:11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and…
Joshua 7:15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgress…
Joshua 23:16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselv…
2 Kings 18:12 Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:1-7

Here is, I. A law for preserving the honour of God's worship, by providing that no creature that had any blemish should be offered in sacrifice to him, Deu 17:1. This caveat we have often met with: Thou shalt not sacrifice that which has any blemish, which renders it unsightly, or any evil matter or thing (as the following word night better be rendered), any sickness or weakness, though not discernible at first view; it is an abomination to God. God is the best of beings, and therefore whatsoever he is served with ought to be the best in its kind. And the Old Testament sacrifices in a special manner must be so, because they were types of Christ, who is a Lamb without blemish or spot (Pe1 1:1…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:2

IDOLATERS MUST BE SLAIN. (Deu 17:2-7) If there be found among you . . . man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness--The grand object contemplated in choosing Israel was to preserve the knowledge and worship of the one true God; and hence idolatry of any kind, whether of the heavenly bodies or in some grosser form, is called "a transgression of His covenant." No rank or sex could palliate this crime. Every reported case, even a flying rumor of the perpetration of so heinous an offense, was to be judicially examined; and if proved by the testimony of competent witnesses, the offender was to be taken without the gates and stoned to death, the witnesses casting the first stone at him. The objec…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 17:2

If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee,.... In any of their cities in the land of Canaan: man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God: as all that is wrought is in the sight of the omniscient God; here it means not any kind of wickedness, for there is none lives without committing sin of one sort or another, all which is known to God the searcher of hearts, but such wickedness as is after described: in transgressing his covenant; that is, his law, and particularly the first table of it, which respects divine worship, and which is in the nature of a marriage contract or covenant; which, as that is transgressed b…

Dictionary and topics

Idolatry — Image-worship or divine honour paid to any created object. Paul describes the origin of idolatry in Rom. 1:21-25: men forsook God, and sank into ignorance and moral corruption (1:28). The forms of…
Idolatry · Punishment of: Judicial death — Punishment of: Judicial death
Stars, The · The Israelites forbidden to worship — The Israelites forbidden to worship

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 17:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:2

John Gill on Deuteronomy 17:2

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 17:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:2

John Gill on Deuteronomy 17:2

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 17:2-5

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 17:2-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 17:1

Rashi on Deuteronomy 17:2