Verse 30

{ "verseID": "Numbers.35.30", "source": "כָּל־מַ֨כֵּה־נֶ֔פֶשׁ לְפִ֣י עֵדִ֔ים יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וְעֵ֣ד אֶחָ֔ד לֹא־יַעֲנֶ֥ה בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ לָמֽוּת׃", "text": "All-*makkēh*-*nepeš* by *pî* *ʿēḏîm* shall be killed *ʾeṯ*-*hārōṣēaḥ* and *ʿēḏ* *ʾeḥāḏ* shall not *yaʿăneh* against *nepeš* *lāmûṯ*.", "grammar": { "*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular construct - striker of", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person", "*pî*": "masculine singular noun construct - mouth of", "*ʿēḏîm*": "masculine plural noun - witnesses", "*yirṣaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be killed", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer", "*ʿēḏ*": "masculine singular noun - witness", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "numeral, masculine singular - one", "*yaʿăneh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall testify", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person", "*lāmûṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to die" }, "variants": { "*makkēh*": "striker/one who strikes/attacker", "*nepeš*": "soul/person/life", "*pî*": "mouth/testimony/statement", "*ʿēḏîm*": "witnesses/testimonies", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another", "*ʿānâ*": "testify/answer/respond" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Enhver som dreper en annen skal dømmes etter vitneforklaringer; ingen skal dømmes til døden på grunnlag av bare ett vitne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hver den som slår en annen til døde, skal morderen bli dømt til døden ved vitnesbyrdet til vitnene: men et enkelt vitne kan ikke vitne for å få dødstraf over noen.

• Norsk King James

  Enhver som dreper et menneske, skal morderen dømmes til døden basert på vitnesbyrd fra flere; men ett vitne skal ikke vitne mot noen for å få ham til å dø.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Enhver som slår en annen ihjel skal dø etter vitneforklaringer; men ett vitne er ikke nok til å dømme ham til døden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dere skal ikke ta løsepenger for liv til en morder som er skyldig til døden, han skal dø.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvem som helst som dreper en person, skal morderen bli dømt til døden etter vitneutsagn; men et enkelt vitne er ikke nok til å føre morderen til døden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den som dreper et menneske, skal henrettes av vitners vitnesbyrd; et enkelt vitne skal ikke kunne dømme en person til døden.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hvem som helst som dreper en person, skal morderen bli dømt til døden etter vitneutsagn; men et enkelt vitne er ikke nok til å føre morderen til døden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Enhver som slår noen i hjel, må drepes etter vitneutsagn. Men ett vitne er ikke nok til å dømme noen til døden.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Anyone who kills another person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses; but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Enhver som dreper en person skal dømmes etter vitnesbyrd fra flere vitner. Ingen skal dømmes til døden etter vitnesbyrd fra bare ett vitne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hver, som slaaer nogen Person efter Vidners Mund, den Manddraber skal man slaae ihjel; men eet Vidne skal ikke svare imod en Person, til at døe.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Drapsmannen som dreper noen, skal dø ved vitners forklaring; men ett vitne er ikke nok til å dømme noen til døden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the testimony of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den som dreper noen, morderen skal bli henrettet ved vitners utsagn: men ett vitne skal ikke vitne mot noen slik at han dør.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Enhver som dreper noen, skal dø på vitners vitnesbyrd; men én enkelt vitne skal ikke være nok til å dømme noen til døden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvem som enn dreper noen, skal bli drept ved vitners vitnesbyrd; men ett vitne er ikke nok til å dømme en person til døden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den som forvolder andres død, skal selv dø på vitners ord: men vitnemålet til én er ikke nok.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Whosoeuer sleeth shalbe slaine at ye mouthe of witnesses. For one witnesse shall not answere agenste one persone to put him to deeth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The deed slayer shal be slayne at ye mouth of witnesses. One witnesse shal not answere ouer a soule to death.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whosoeuer killeth any person, the Iudge shall slay the murtherer, through witnesses: but one witnesse shall not testifie against a person to cause him to die.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Whoso kylleth any person, the Iudge shall put the murtherer to death thorowe wytnesses: but one wytnesse shall not testifie agaynst any person, to cause hym to dye.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person [to cause him] to die.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  whoso smiteth a person, by the mouth of witnesses doth `one' slay the murderer; and one witness doth not testify against a person -- to die.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 19:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.19.15", "source": "לֹֽא־יָקוּם֩ עֵ֨ד אֶחָ֜ד בְּאִ֗ישׁ לְכָל־עָוֺן֙ וּלְכָל־חַטָּ֔את בְּכָל־חֵ֖טְא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֽ͏ֶחֱטָ֑א עַל־פִּ֣י ׀ שְׁנֵ֣י עֵדִ֗ים א֛וֹ עַל־פִּ֥י שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־עֵדִ֖ים יָק֥וּם דָּבָֽר", "text": "Not-*yāqūm* *ʿēd* one in-*ʾish* for-all-*ʿāwōn* and-for-all-*ḥaṭṭāʾt* in-all-*ḥēṭʾ* which *yeḥeṭāʾ* upon-*piy* two *ʿēdim* or upon-*piy* three-*ʿēdim* *yāqūm* *dābār*", "grammar": { "*yāqūm*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he shall stand/arise'", "*ʿēd*": "common noun masculine singular - 'witness'", "*ʾish*": "common noun masculine singular - 'man'", "*ʿāwōn*": "common noun masculine singular - 'iniquity'", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "common noun feminine singular - 'sin'", "*ḥēṭʾ*": "common noun masculine singular - 'sin'", "*yeḥeṭāʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he sins'", "*piy*": "common noun masculine singular construct - 'mouth of'", "*ʿēdim*": "common noun masculine plural - 'witnesses'", "*dābār*": "common noun masculine singular - 'matter/word'" }, "variants": { "*yāqūm*": "shall stand/shall rise/shall be established", "*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony", "*ʾish*": "man/person/someone", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "sin/offense/transgression", "*ḥēṭʾ*": "sin/offense/wrongdoing", "*yeḥeṭāʾ*": "he sins/he offends/he does wrong", "*piy*": "mouth of/testimony of/word of", "*dābār*": "matter/word/case" } }
• Matt 18:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Matthew.18.16", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα.", "text": "If but not *akousē* *paralabe* with you still one or two, that upon *stomatos* two *martyrōn* or three *stathē* all *rhēma*.", "grammar": { "*akousē*": "verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might hear/listen", "*paralabe*": "verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person, singular - take with", "*stomatos*": "noun, genitive, neuter, singular - mouth", "*martyrōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses", "*stathē*": "verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might be established", "*rhēma*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - word/matter/thing" }, "variants": { "*akousē*": "might hear/listen/heed", "*paralabe*": "take with/bring along/take along", "*stomatos*": "mouth/testimony/words", "*martyrōn*": "witnesses/testifiers", "*stathē*": "might be established/confirmed/set", "*rhēma*": "word/matter/statement" } }
• 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.13.1", "source": "¶Τρίτον τοῦτο ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς. Ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων καὶ τριῶν σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα.", "text": "*Triton touto erchomai pros* you. *Epi stomatos duo martyrōn kai triōn stathēsetai pan rhēma*.", "grammar": { "*Triton*": "accusative, neuter, singular - third [time]", "*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - this", "*erchomai*": "present, indicative, middle/passive, 1st person singular - I am coming", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*Epi*": "preposition + genitive - upon/by", "*stomatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - mouth", "*duo*": "cardinal numeral, indeclinable - two", "*martyrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*triōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - three", "*stathēsetai*": "future, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - will be established", "*pan*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - every", "*rhēma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - word/matter/thing" }, "variants": { "*Triton*": "third [time]/for the third time", "*erchomai*": "come/approach/arrive", "*stomatos*": "mouth/testimony/speech", "*martyrōn*": "witnesses/testimonies", "*stathēsetai*": "will be established/confirmed/validated", "*rhēma*": "word/matter/saying/thing" } }
• Heb 10:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.28", "source": "Ἀθετήσας τις νόμον Μωϋσέως χωρὶς οἰκτιρμῶν ἐπὶ δυσὶν ἢ τρισὶν μάρτυσιν ἀποθνῄσκει:", "text": "*Athetēsas* anyone *nomon Mōuseōs* without *oiktirmōn* upon *dysin* or *trisin martyrsin apothnēskei*:", "grammar": { "*Athetēsas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having rejected", "*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*Mōuseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Moses", "*oiktirmōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of compassions/mercies", "*dysin*": "dative, masculine/feminine, plural - two", "*trisin*": "dative, masculine/feminine, plural - three", "*martyrsin*": "dative, masculine, plural - witnesses", "*apothnēskei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - dies" }, "variants": { "*Athetēsas*": "having rejected/having set aside/having violated", "*oiktirmōn*": "mercies/compassions/pity", "*apothnēskei*": "dies/is put to death" } }
• 1 Tim 5:19 : 19 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.5.19", "source": "Κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων.", "text": "*Kata* *presbyterou* *katēgorian* *mē* *paradechou*, *ektos* *ei* *mē* *epi* *duo* *ē* *triōn* *martyrōn*.", "grammar": { "*Kata*": "preposition with genitive - against", "*presbyterou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - elder", "*katēgorian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - accusation", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*paradechou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - receive/accept", "*ektos*": "preposition - except", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*mē*": "negative particle - not [part of idiom *ektos ei mē* = except]", "*epi*": "preposition with genitive - on [the basis of]", "*duo*": "cardinal numeral - two", "*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or", "*triōn*": "genitive, masculine/feminine, plural - three", "*martyrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses" }, "variants": { "*katēgorian*": "accusation/charge", "*paradechou*": "receive/accept/entertain [a charge]", "*ektos* *ei* *mē*": "except/unless", "*epi*": "on [the basis of]/with [the testimony of]" } }
• John 8:17-18 : 17 { "verseID": "John.8.17", "source": "Καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ δὲ τῷ ὑμετέρῳ γέγραπται, ὅτι δύο ἀνθρώπων ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστιν.", "text": "And in the *nomō* *de* the *hymeterō* it has been *gegraptai*, that of two *anthrōpōn* the *martyria* *alēthēs* *estin*.", "grammar": { "*nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - law", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*hymeterō*": "adjective, dative, masculine, singular - your", "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people", "*martyria*": "nominative, feminine, singular - testimony", "*alēthēs*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - true", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is" }, "variants": { "*nomō*": "law/Torah", "*hymeterō*": "your/yours/of you", "*gegraptai*": "has been written/recorded/inscribed", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/persons", "*martyria*": "testimony/witness/evidence", "*alēthēs*": "true/valid/genuine" } } 18 { "verseID": "John.8.18", "source": "Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ μαρτυρῶν περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ, καὶ μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ ὁ πέμψας με Πατήρ.", "text": "I *eimi* the one *martyrōn* *peri* myself, and *martyrei* *peri* me the one having *pempsas* me *Patēr*.", "grammar": { "*eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I am", "*martyrōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - bearing witness", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*martyrei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - bears witness", "*pempsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father" }, "variants": { "*martyrōn*": "bearing witness/testifying/giving evidence", "*martyrei*": "bears witness/testifies/gives evidence", "*pempsas*": "having sent/commissioned/dispatched" } }
• Rev 11:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Revelation.11.3", "source": "Καὶ δώσω τοῖς δυσὶν μάρτυσίν μου, καὶ προφητεύσουσιν ἡμέρας χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα, περιβεβλημένοι σάκκους.", "text": "And I will *dōsō* to the *dysin* *martysin* of me, and they will *prophēteusousin* *hēmeras* *chilias* *diakosias* *hexēkonta*, having been *peribeblēmenoi* *sakkous*.", "grammar": { "*dōsō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will give", "*dysin*": "dative masculine plural - to two", "*martysin*": "dative masculine plural - to witnesses", "*prophēteusousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will prophesy", "*hēmeras*": "accusative feminine plural - days", "*chilias*": "accusative feminine singular - thousand", "*diakosias*": "accusative feminine plural - two hundred", "*hexēkonta*": "numeral - sixty", "*peribeblēmenoi*": "perfect middle/passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been clothed", "*sakkous*": "accusative masculine plural - sackcloth/rough garments" }, "variants": { "*martysin*": "witnesses/martyrs/testifiers", "*prophēteusousin*": "prophesy/speak forth/declare", "*peribeblēmenoi*": "clothed/wrapped/covered", "*sakkous*": "sackcloth/rough garments/garments of mourning" } }
• John 7:51 : 51 { "verseID": "John.7.51", "source": "Μὴ ὁ νόμος ἡμῶν κρίνει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ παρʼ αὐτοῦ πρότερον, καὶ γνῷ τί ποιεῖ;", "text": "*Mē* the *nomos* of us *krinei* the *anthrōpon*, *ean mē akousē par'* him *proteron*, and *gnō ti poiei*?", "grammar": { "*Mē*": "negative particle - not (in questions expecting negative answer)", "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "ἡμῶν": "genitive, 1st person plural - of us/our", "*krinei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - judges", "*anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*ean mē*": "conditional negative - if not/unless", "*akousē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - it might hear", "*par'*": "preposition + genitive - from/beside", "*proteron*": "adverb, comparative - before/first", "*gnō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - it might know", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative - what", "*poiei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - does/is doing" }, "variants": { "*Mē*": "not/does not (rhetorical question marker)", "*nomos*": "law/custom/principle", "*krinei*": "judges/condemns/decides about", "*anthrōpon*": "man/person/human being", "*akousē*": "hears/listens to/understands", "*gnō*": "knows/learns/understands", "*poiei*": "does/makes/performs" } }
• Num 35:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Numbers.35.16", "source": "וְאִם־בִּכְלִ֨י בַרְזֶ֧ל ׀ הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃", "text": "And if with *kəlî* *barzel* *hikkāhû* and *wayyāmōṯ*, *rōṣēaḥ* he is; *môṯ* *yûmaṯ* *hārōṣēaḥ*.", "grammar": { "*kəlî*": "masculine singular noun construct - vessel/tool of", "*barzel*": "masculine singular noun - iron", "*hikkāhû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he struck him", "*wayyāmōṯ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - murderer/manslayer", "*môṯ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - surely", "*yûmaṯ*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer" }, "variants": { "*kəlî*": "vessel/instrument/tool/weapon", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another" } }
• Deut 17:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.6", "source": "עַל־פִּ֣י ׀ שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵדִ֗ים א֛וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עֵדִ֖ים יוּמַ֣ת הַמֵּ֑ת לֹ֣א יוּמַ֔ת עַל־פִּ֖י עֵ֥ד אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "On *pî* two *ʿēdîm* or three *ʿēdîm* *yûmat* the *mēt*; not *yûmat* on *pî* *ʿēd* one.", "grammar": { "עַל־פִּ֣י": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - on mouth of/according to", "שְׁנַ֣יִם": "numeral masculine dual - two", "עֵדִ֗ים": "noun masculine plural - witnesses", "א֛וֹ": "conjunction - or", "שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה": "numeral masculine singular - three", "עֵדִ֖ים": "noun masculine plural - witnesses", "יוּמַ֣ת": "hophal imperfect 3ms - he shall be put to death", "הַמֵּ֑ת": "article + noun masculine singular - the one who dies/the dead", "לֹ֣א": "negative particle - not", "יוּמַ֔ת": "hophal imperfect 3ms - he shall be put to death", "עַל־פִּ֖י": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - on mouth of/according to", "עֵ֥ד": "noun masculine singular - witness", "אֶחָֽד": "numeral masculine singular - one" }, "variants": { "*pî*": "mouth/testimony/word", "*ʿēdîm*": "witnesses/testimonies", "*yûmat*": "shall be put to death", "*mēt*": "one who dies/dead person", "*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony" } } 7 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.7", "source": "יַ֣ד הָעֵדִ֞ים תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֤וֹ בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙ לַהֲמִית֔וֹ וְיַ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִּקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*Yad* the *ʿēdîm* *tihyeh*-in him in the *rîšōnāh* to *hămîtô*, and *yad* all-the *ʿām* in the *ʾaḥărōnāh*; and *ḇiʿartā* the *rāʿ* from *qirbeḵā*.", "grammar": { "יַ֣ד": "noun feminine singular construct - hand of", "הָעֵדִ֞ים": "article + noun masculine plural - the witnesses", "תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֤וֹ": "qal imperfect 3fs + preposition + 3ms suffix - it shall be on him", "בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙": "preposition + article + adjective feminine singular - in the first", "לַהֲמִית֔וֹ": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - to put him to death", "וְיַ֥ד": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and hand of", "כָּל־הָעָ֖ם": "noun masculine singular construct + article + noun masculine singular - all the people", "בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה": "preposition + article + adjective feminine singular - in the last/afterward", "וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥": "conjunction + piel perfect 2ms - and you shall purge/remove", "הָרָ֖ע": "article + adjective masculine singular - the evil", "מִּקִּרְבֶּֽךָ": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2ms suffix - from your midst" }, "variants": { "*yad*": "hand/power", "*ʿēdîm*": "witnesses/testimonies", "*tihyeh*": "shall be/will be", "*rîšōnāh*": "first/at first", "*hămîtô*": "to put him to death/to kill him", "*ʿām*": "people/nation", "*ʾaḥărōnāh*": "afterward/later/last", "*ḇiʿartā*": "you shall purge/you shall remove/you shall burn", "*rāʿ*": "evil/wickedness", "*qirbeḵā*": "your midst/among you" } }