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If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites,[a] and regards him as mere property[b] and sells him, that kidnapper[c] must die. In this way you will purge[d] the evil from among you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Heb “from his brothers, from the sons of Israel.” The terms “brothers” and “sons of Israel” are in apposition; the second defines the first more specifically.
  2. Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Or “and enslaves him.”
  3. Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Heb “that thief.”
  4. Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Heb “burn.” See note on the word “purge” in Deut 19:19.

“If someone is caught kidnaping another Israelite, enslaving or selling the Israelite, then that kidnaper shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.(A)

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If someone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die.(A) You must purge the evil from among you.(B)

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