22 (A)“If a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. (B)So you shall purge the evil from Israel.

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22 If a man is found sleeping with another man’s wife, both the man who slept(A) with her and the woman must die.(B) You must purge the evil from Israel.

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Laws Concerning Witnesses

15 “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. (A)Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.

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Witnesses

15 One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.(A)

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(A)The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So (B)you shall purge[a] the evil[b] from your midst.

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 17:7 Septuagint drive out; also verse 12
  2. Deuteronomy 17:7 Or evil person; also verse 12

The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death,(A) and then the hands of all the people.(B) You must purge the evil(C) from among you.

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