KJV King James Version
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 the matter be established.
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Deuteronomy 19:15
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 the matter be established.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
WEB World English Bible
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘One witness doth not rise against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he sinneth; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, is a thing established.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 19
12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away [the guilt of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
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 the matter be established.
16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;
17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy [is], shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;
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לֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיָקוּם֩H6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiעֵ֨דH5707 · edwitnessאֶחָ֜דH259 · e.chadoneבְּאִ֗ישׁH376 · ishmanלְכָל־H3605 · kolallעָוֹן֙H5771 · a.vaniniquity: crimeוּלְכָל־H3605 · kolallחַטָּ֔אתH2403 · chat.ta.ahsinבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallחֵ֖טְאH2399 · chetsinאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichיֶֽחֱטָ֑אH2398 · cha.tato sinעַל־H5921 · aluponפִּ֣י׀H6310 · pehlipשְׁנֵ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעֵדִ֗יםH5707 · edwitnessא֛וֹH176 · oorעַל־H5921 · aluponפִּ֥יH6310 · pehlipשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־H7969 · sha.loshthreeעֵדִ֖יםH5707 · edwitnessיָק֥וּםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiדָּבָֽר׃H1697 · da.varword
Cross-references
Numbers 35:30Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person [to cause him] to die.2 Corinthians 13:1This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.Deuteronomy 17:6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; [but] at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.Matthew 18:16But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.Hebrews 10:28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:1 Timothy 5:19Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.John 8:17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.Revelation 11:3-7And I will give [power] unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.Matthew 26:60-61But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, [yet] found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,1 Kings 21:10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And [then] carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.1 Kings 21:13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
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