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Deuteronomy 24:7

Israel
Justice

5 If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.

6 Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

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.

8 In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

9 Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
WEB
If a man is found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deals with him as a slave, or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
ASV
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
DARBY
If a man be found who hath stolen one of his brethren of the children of Israel, and who hath treated him as a slave and sold him, that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
BLB
If a man is found kidnapping any of his brothers of the sons of Israel, and he mistreats him or sells him, that thief shall die. And you shall put away the evil from among you.
ÅB
Kommer du over en mann som stjeler noen av sine brødre blant Israels barn og gjør ham til slave eller selger ham, da skal denne tyv dø; slik skal du rydde det onde bort av din midte.
OTB
Hvis noen blir funnet å ha kidnappet en medisraelitt og behandlet dem som handelsvare eller solgt dem, skal den kidnapperen dø. Du må rense ut det onde fra blant dere.
B1930
Kommer du over en mann som stjeler nogen av sine brødre blandt Israels barn og gjør ham til træl eller selger ham, da skal denne tyv dø; således skal du rydde det onde bort av din midte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 21:16

    Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

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  • 1 Timothy 1:10

    for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching

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  • Revelation 18:13

    of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.

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  • Exodus 22:1–4

    “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

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  • Ezekiel 27:13

    Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.

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  • Deuteronomy 19:19

    you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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