Deuteronomy 17:2-7
2 a “If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God b in transgressing his covenant, 3 and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or c the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, d which I have forbidden, 4 and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire e diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, 5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you f shall stone that man or woman to death with stones. 6 g On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. 7 h The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So i you shall purge ▼
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Septuagint drive out; also verse 12
the evil
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Or evil person; also verse 12
from your midst.
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