Deuteronomy 17:5

17:5 you must bring to your city gates ¹  that man or woman who has done this wicked thing – that very man or woman – and you must stone that person to death. ² 

Deuteronomy 19:3

19:3 You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent ³  of your land that the Lord your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:15

19:15 A single witness may not testify ⁴  against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established ⁵  only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Deuteronomy 21:8

21:8 Do not blame ⁶  your people Israel whom you redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” ⁷  Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.

Deuteronomy 22:26

22:26 You must not do anything to the young woman – she has done nothing deserving of death. This case is the same as when someone attacks another person ⁸  and murders him,

Deuteronomy 24:7

24:7 If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, ⁹  and regards him as mere property ¹⁰  and sells him, that kidnapper ¹¹  must die. In this way you will purge ¹²  evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 25:2

25:2 Then, ¹³  if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, ¹⁴  the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves. ¹⁵ 

Deuteronomy 28:29

28:29 You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; ¹⁶  you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you.

Deuteronomy 29:19

29:19 When such a person ¹⁷  hears the words of this oath he secretly ¹⁸  blesses himself ¹⁹  and says, “I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” ²⁰  This will destroy ²¹  the watered ground with the parched. ²² 

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¹ tn Heb “gates.”

² tn Heb “stone them with stones so that they die” (KJV similar); NCV “throw stones at that person until he dies.”

³ tn Heb “border.”

⁴ tn Heb “rise up” (likewise in v. 16).

⁵ tn Heb “may stand.”

⁶ tn Heb “Atone for.”

⁷ tn Heb “and do not place innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel.”

⁸ tn Heb “his neighbor.”

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ tn Or “and enslaves him.”

¹¹ tn Heb “that thief.”

¹² tn Heb “burn.” See note on the word “purge” in Deut 19:19.

¹³ tn Heb “and it will be.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “if the evil one is a son of smiting.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “according to his wickedness, by number.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “you will not cause your ways to prosper.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the subject of the warning in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁸ tn Heb “in his heart.”

¹⁹ tn Or “invokes a blessing on himself.” A formalized word of blessing is in view, the content of which appears later in the verse.

²⁰ tn Heb “heart.”

²¹ tn Heb “thus destroying.” For stylistic reasons the translation begins a new sentence here.

²² tn Heb “the watered with the parched.” The word “ground” is implied. The exact meaning of the phrase is uncertain although it appears to be figurative. This appears to be a proverbial observation employing a figure of speech (a merism) suggesting totality. That is, the Israelite who violates the letter and even spirit of the covenant will harm not only himself but everything he touches – “the watered and the parched.” Cf. CEV “you will cause the rest of Israel to be punished along with you.”