Joh 8:7 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 7. He that is without sin ] αναμαρτητος, meaning the same kind of sin, adultery, fornication, &c. Kypke has largely proved that the verb αμαρτανειν is used in this sense by the best Greek writers. Let him first cast a stone at her. ] Or, upon her , επαυτη. The Jewish method of stoning, according to the rabbins, was as follows: The culprit, half naked, the hands tied behind the back, was placed on a scaffold, ten or twelve feet high; the witnesses, who stood with her, pushed her off with great force: if she was killed by the fall there was nothing farther done; but, if she was not, one of the witnesses took up a very large stone, and dashed it upon her breast, which generally was the coup de grace , or finishing stroke. This mode of punishment seems referred to, . However, this procedure does not appear to have been always attended to. See , and ver. 59 of this chapter.

‏ John 8:7

Verse 7. He that is without sin] αναμαρτητος, meaning the same kind of sin, adultery, fornication, &c. Kypke has largely proved that the verb αμαρτανειν is used in this sense by the best Greek writers.

Let him first cast a stone at her.] Or, upon her, επαυτη. The Jewish method of stoning, according to the rabbins, was as follows: The culprit, half naked, the hands tied behind the back, was placed on a scaffold, ten or twelve feet high; the witnesses, who stood with her, pushed her off with great force: if she was killed by the fall there was nothing farther done; but, if she was not, one of the witnesses took up a very large stone, and dashed it upon her breast, which generally was the coup de grace, or finishing stroke. This mode of punishment seems referred to, Mt 21:44. However, this procedure does not appear to have been always attended to. See Le 24:16, and ver. 59 of this chapter. Joh 8:59