What does Deuteronomy 17:7 mean?
ESV: The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
NIV: The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you.
NASB: The hands of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall eliminate the evil from your midst.
CSB: The witnesses' hands are to be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from you.
NLT: The witnesses must throw the first stones, and then all the people may join in. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you.
KJV: 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.
NKJV: The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.
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