Deuteronomy 19:15-21
Lexham English Bible
15 The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict[a] with respect to any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person[b] committed; on the evidence[c] of two witnesses or on the evidence[d] of three witnesses a charge shall be sustained.[e] 16 If a malicious witness[f] gets up to accuse[g] anyone to testify against him falsely, 17 then the two men to whom the legal dispute pertains[h] shall stand before[i] Yahweh, before[j] the priests and the judges who are in office in those days. 18 Then judges shall make a thorough inquiry, and if it turns out[k] that the witness is a false witness and he testified falsely against his brother, 19 then you shall do to him as he meant[l] to do to his brother, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst. 20 And the rest[m] shall hear and shall fear, and they shall not continue to do such a thing again[n] as this evil thing in your midst. 21 You must show no pity:[o] life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
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- Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “Not shall get up only a single witness against a man”
- Deuteronomy 19:15 Hebrew “he”
- Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “mouth”
- Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “mouth”
- Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “shall be established a case/charge”
- Deuteronomy 19:16 Literally “a witness of violence”
- Deuteronomy 19:16 Literally “against”
- Deuteronomy 19:17 Literally “who for them are the legal dispute”
- Deuteronomy 19:17 Literally “to the face of”
- Deuteronomy 19:17 Literally “to the face of”
- Deuteronomy 19:18 Or “in fact”
- Deuteronomy 19:19 Or “planned”
- Deuteronomy 19:20 Literally “and those remaining”
- Deuteronomy 19:20 Literally “and they shall not do again to do again”
- Deuteronomy 19:21 Literally “And not take pity your eye”
Deuteronomy 19:15-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Witnesses in Court
15 “One witness cannot establish any wrongdoing or sin against a person, whatever that person has done.(A) A fact must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.(B)
16 “If a malicious witness(C) testifies against someone accusing him of a crime, 17 the two people in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and judges in authority at that time. 18 The judges are to make a careful investigation, and if the witness turns out to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from you. 20 Then everyone else will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything evil like this among you.(D) 21 You must not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.(E)
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