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Raw Blame History

If a man is found kidnapping

"If you find a man kidnapping". This refers to using force to take a person away from his home and imprison him.

any of his brothers from among the people of Israel

"any of his fellow Israelites"

that thief must die

"then other Israelites should kill that thief as a punishment for what he did"

you will remove the evil from among you

"you must remove from among the Israelites the person who does this evil thing" or "you must execute this evil person"