7 If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Focused Passage
Deuteronomy 24:7
Justice for the Vulnerable and the Limits of Covenant Law
Divorce regulation (vv. 1–4) → protection of the new household (v. 5) → prohibition against seizing livelihood pledges (vv. 6, 10–13) → kidnapping law (vv. 7) → skin disease and Miriam's warning (vv. 8–9) → wage and pledge justice for the poor (vv. 14–15) → individual accountability (v. 16) → justice for the sojourner and widow (v. 17) → redemption memory as motive (vv. 18, 22) → gleaning laws for the threefold vulnerable (vv. 19–22)
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Verse 7
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If כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction a man אִ֗ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular is caught יִמָּצֵ֣א H4672 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular kidnapping גֹּנֵ֨ב H1589 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular one נֶ֤פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular of his Israelite מִבְּנֵ֣י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular brothers מֵאֶחָיו֙ H251 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular whether he treats him as a slave וְהִתְעַמֶּר־ H6014 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular or sells him וּמְכָר֑וֹ H4376 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular the הַה֔וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular kidnapper הַגַּנָּ֣ב H1590 Article | Noun - masculine singular must die וּמֵת֙ H4191 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular So you must purge וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ H1197 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the evil הָרָ֖ע H7451 Article | Adjective - masculine singular from among you מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ H7130 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13