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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel as if he were speaking to one man, so the words "you" and "your" are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
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# If a man has committed a sin worthy of death
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"If a man has done something so bad that you need to punish him by killing him"
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# he is put to death
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "you execute him" or "you kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# you hang him on a tree
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Possible meanings are 1) "after he has died you hang him on a tree" or 2) "you kill him by hanging him on a wooden post"
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