¹⁴ then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly.^(A) And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,^(B)

⁴ and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true^(A) and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,^(B)

¹⁹ Do not entertain an accusation against an elder^(A) unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.^(B)

²⁴ Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”^(A)

¹⁸ He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow,^(A) and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.^(B)

³⁰ “‘Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.^(A)