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be put to death

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "should die" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)

whether the person was small or great

Possible meanings are 1) a person's importance within the community is spoken of as if the person were small or great. Alternate translation: "whether the person was important or not" or 2) a young person is spoken of as if he were small and an old person is spoken of as if he were great. Alternate translation: "whether the person was young or old" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)