Deuteronômio 17:7

7 As mãos das testemunhas serão as primeiras a proceder à sua execução, e depois as mãos de todo o povo. Eliminem o mal do meio de vocês.

Deuteronômio 17:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 17:7

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him
to death
Of everyone of them, as Aben Ezra; they were to cast the first stone at him, which would be a further trial and confirmation of their testimony; for if they readily and without reluctance first began the stoning of the idolater, it would not only show their zeal for the honour of the divine Being, but an unconsciousness of guilt in their testimony, and be an encouragement to others to proceed with safety:

and afterwards the hands of all the people;
should be employed in taking up stones, and casting at him until he was dead:

so thou shall put the evil away from among you;
both the evil man and the evil committed by him, which by this means would be prevented from spreading, seeing by his death others would be deterred from following his example; as well as the evil of punishment, which otherwise would have come upon the nation, had they connived at so gross an iniquity.

Deuteronômio 17:7 In-Context

5 levem o homem ou a mulher que tiver praticado esse pecado à porta da sua cidade e apedreje-o até morrer.

6 Pelo depoimento de duas ou três testemunhas tal pessoa poderá ser morta, mas ninguém será morto pelo depoimento de uma única testemunha.

7 As mãos das testemunhas serão as primeiras a proceder à sua execução, e depois as mãos de todo o povo. Eliminem o mal do meio de vocês.

8 “Se para os seus tribunais vierem casos difíceis demais de julgar, sejam crimes de sangue, litígios ou agressões, dirijam-se ao local escolhido pelo SENHOR, o seu Deus,

9 e procurem os sacerdotes levitas e o juiz que estiver exercendo o cargo na ocasião. Apresentem-lhes o caso, e eles darão a vocês o veredicto.