Deu 17:7 | NETfull | STEP | The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 17:7

7 The witnesses ^{▼▼ Heb “the hand of the witnesses.” This means the two or three witnesses are to throw the first stones (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT).} must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people ^{▼▼ Heb “the hand of all the people.”} are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.