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15 (A)A single witness shall not rise up against a man on account of any iniquity or any sin [a]which he has committed; at the mouth of two or three witnesses a matter shall be established. 16 (B)If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [b]accuse him of [c]wrongdoing, 17 then both the men who have the dispute shall stand (C)before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days. 18 And the judges (D)shall inquire thoroughly, and behold, if the witness is a false witness and he has [d]accused his brother falsely, 19 then (E)you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you. 20 (F)And the rest will hear and be afraid and will never again do such an evil thing among you. 21 Thus (G)your eye shall not show pity: (H)life for life, (I)eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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  1. Deuteronomy 19:15 Lit in any sin, which he sins
  2. Deuteronomy 19:16 Lit testify against
  3. Deuteronomy 19:16 Lit turning aside
  4. Deuteronomy 19:18 Lit testified against

15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established. 16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of [a]wrong-doing, 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother; 19 then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. 20 And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee. 21 And thine eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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  1. Deuteronomy 19:16 Or, rebellion. See 13:5.