Deuteronomy 17:5

Translations

Modern

…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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has committed this wicked thing to your gates—the man or the woman—and you shall stone them with stones and they shall die.

Latin

…educes virum ac mulierem, qui rem sceleratissimam perpetrarunt, ad portas civitatis tuæ, et lapidibus obruentur.

Original

Hebrew

English

…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.

Notes

Deuteronomy 17:5

your gates: A typical town in ancient Israel was small, 4 hectares (about 10 acres) or less, and crowded. Most towns had few open areas.

One open space was an area just inside or outside the main gate. People used this area for public gatherings, including trials and other judicial events.

In this passage, the place is clearly outside the town. Stoning to death did not happen inside the walls (22:24; 1 Kings 21:10; see Deuteronomy 22:21).

Deuteronomy 16:18–17:13

The community of Israel, like any nation, needed different kinds of leaders. These leaders helped keep the people united and guided them in the right direction.

The Lord told Moses to set up a proper system of leadership. He also gave clear standards for choosing leaders and explained the duties of each role.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Remove the Evil

Related verses

Leviticus 24:14
“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.
Joshua 7:25
“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.
Leviticus 24:16
Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
Deuteronomy 22:21
…she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 22:24
…you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 13:10–11
Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Deuteronomy 21:21
Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Courts and Trials Covenant Criminal Law and Punishment Deuteronomy, Book of Law of Moses Stoning

Topics

Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Gates of Cities: Criminals Punished At Gates: Punishment of Criminals Outside of Idolatry: Punishment of Judicial Death Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of Punishment: Death Penalty: Stoning Religious Intolerance of Idolatrous Religions, Taught by Moses Stoning: Capital Punishment By The Moon: Worshipping of To be Punished with Death The Stars: Punishment for Worshipping Witness: Required to Throw the First Stone in Executing the Sentence

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