Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 6:21 
Context6:21 you must say to them, 1 “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way. 2
Deuteronomy 19:19
Context19:19 you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge 3 evil from among you.
1 tn Heb “to your son.”
2 tn Heb “by a strong hand.” The image is that of a warrior who, with weapon in hand, overcomes his enemies. The
3 tn Heb “you will burn out” (בִּעַרְתָּ, bi’arta). Like a cancer, unavenged sin would infect the whole community. It must, therefore, be excised by the purging out of its perpetrators who, presumably, remained unrepentant (cf. Deut 13:6; 17:7, 12; 21:21; 22:21-22, 24; 24:7).
