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Deuteronomy 19:15-21
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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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  1. Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “Not shall get up only a single witness against a man”
  2. Deuteronomy 19:15 Hebrew “he”
  3. Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “mouth”
  4. Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “mouth”
  5. Deuteronomy 19:15 Literally “shall be established a case/charge”
  6. Deuteronomy 19:16 Literally “a witness of violence”
  7. Deuteronomy 19:16 Literally “against”
  8. Deuteronomy 19:17 Literally “who for them are the legal dispute”
  9. Deuteronomy 19:17 Literally “to the face of”
  10. Deuteronomy 19:17 Literally “to the face of”
  11. Deuteronomy 19:18 Or “in fact”
  12. Deuteronomy 19:19 Or “planned”
  13. Deuteronomy 19:20 Literally “and those remaining”
  14. Deuteronomy 19:20 Literally “and they shall not do again to do again”
  15. Deuteronomy 19:21 Literally “And not take pity your eye”
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Deuteronomy 19:15-21
New Living Translation

15 “You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

16 “If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime, 17 then both the accuser and accused must appear before the Lord by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time. 18 The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite, 19 you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you. 20 Then the rest of the people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing. 21 You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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