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 shalt stone them with stones, till they die.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
forth	וְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ ve.ho.tze.Ta	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
man	הָאִ֣ישׁ ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
woman	הָאִשָּׁ֨ה ha.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
committed	עָ֠שׂוּ 'A.su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
wicked	הָרָ֤ע ha.Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
thing	הַדָּבָ֨ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
gates	שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ she.'a.Rei.kha	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
man	הָאִ֕ישׁ ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
woman	הָאִשָּׁ֑ה ha.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
stone	וּסְקַלְתָּ֥ם u.se.kal.Tam	H5619	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
stones	בָּאֲבָנִ֖ים ba.'a.va.Nim	H68	a stone · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
die	וָמֵֽתוּ va.Me.tu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Cross-references

Leviticus 24:14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation st…
Joshua 7:25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them wit…
Leviticus 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well t…
Deuteronomy 13:10-11 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…
Deuteronomy 22:21 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: be…
Deuteronomy 22:24 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cri…
Deuteronomy 21:21 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,…

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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 17:5

Thou shall bring forth that man or that woman which have committed the wicked thing,.... Idolatry in any of the above instances: this must be supposed to be done after he or she have been had before a court of judicature, and have been tried and found guilty, and sentence passed on them, then they were to be brought forth to execution: unto thy gates; the Targum of Jonathan says, unto the gates of your sanhedrim, or court of judicature; but Jarchi observes, that this is a mistake of the paraphrase, for he says, we are taught by tradition that "thy gate" is the gate in which he has served or committed idolatry; and so says Maimonides (d), they do not stone a man but at the gate where he serv…

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…
Stephen — One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. “He fell asleep” with a prayer for his…
Stoning — A form of punishment (Lev. 20:2; 24:14; Deut. 13:10; 17:5; 22:21) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (Josh. 7:25), Naboth (1 Kings 21), Stephen (Acts 7:59), Paul (Acts 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25).
Gates · Punishment of criminals outsi — Punishment of criminals outsi
Idolatry · Punishment of: Judicial death — Punishment of: Judicial death
Moon, The · Worshipping of: To be punished with death — Worshipping of: To be punished with death
Stars, The · Punishment for worshipping — Punishment for worshipping
Stoning · General references — General references
Witness · Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentence — Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentence

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 17:5

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 17:5

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 17:5

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 17:5

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 17:2-5

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 17:2-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 17:5

Rashi on Deuteronomy 17:5