7If 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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Ifכִּי־H3588Conjunctiona manאִ֗ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularis caughtיִמָּצֵ֣אH4672Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularkidnappingגֹּנֵ֨בH1589Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularoneנֶ֤פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularof his Israeliteמִבְּנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularbrothersמֵאֶחָיו֙H251Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwhether he treats him as a slaveוְהִתְעַמֶּר־H6014Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularor sells himוּמְכָר֑וֹH4376Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singulartheהַה֔וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singularkidnapperהַגַּנָּ֣בH1590Article | Noun - masculine singularmust dieוּמֵת֙H4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularSo you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥H1197Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe evilהָרָ֖עH7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularfrom among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃H7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13