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Deuteronomy 24:7

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.
Deuteronomy 24:7
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּי־יִמָּצֵ֣א אִ֗ישׁ גֹּנֵ֨ב נֶ֤פֶשׁ מֵאֶחָיו֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִתְעַמֶּר־בּ֖וֹ וּמְכָר֑וֹ וּמֵת֙ הַגַּנָּ֣ב הַה֔וּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃

  1. כִּי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'“he will be found”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  3. אִ֗ישׁ'Ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  4. גֹּנֵ֨בgo.Nev“stealing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּנַב · “to steal” · Strong's H1589
  5. נֶ֤פֶשׁNe.fesh“a person”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
  6. מֵאֶחָיו֙me.'e.Chav“any of countrymen his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “compatriot” · Strong's H0251I
  7. מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Nei“any of [the] people of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  8. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  9. וְהִתְעַמֶּר־ve.hit.'a.mer-“and he will treat as a slave”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַר · “to tyranise” · Strong's H6014B
  10. בּ֖וֹbo“<in> <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. וּמְכָר֑וֹu.me.kha.Ro“and he will sell him”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  12. וּמֵת֙u.Met“and he will die”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  13. הַגַּנָּ֣בha.ga.Nav“the thief”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּנָּב · “thief” · Strong's H1590
  14. הַה֔וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  15. וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.Ta“and you will remove”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּעַר · “purge” · Strong's H1197I
  16. הָרָ֖עha.Ra'“the evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  17. מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.cha“from midst your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)