Deuteronomy 19:17

Deuteronomy 19:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then both men in the controversy shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days.

Context of Deuteronomy 19:17

15One 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. 16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing, 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; 18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother; 19then 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.

Deuteronomy 19:17 word by word

וְעָמְד֧וּ שְׁנֵֽי־הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־לָהֶ֥ם הָרִ֖יב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְי֖וּ בַּיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:17

• Deuteronomy 17:9and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.
• Deuteronomy 21:5And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.
• Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
• Matthew 23:2saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Both the men, between whom the controversy is - Not the accused and the false witness, but the plaintiff and defendant (compare Exodus 23:1) who were summoned before the supreme court held, as provided in Deuteronomy 17, at the sanctuary. The judges acted as God‘s representative; to lie to them was to lie to Him.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Sentence should never be passed upon the testimony of one witness alone. A false witness should suffer the same punishment which he sought to have inflicted upon the person he accused. Nor could any law be more just. Let all Christians not only be cautious in bearing witness in public, but be careful not to join in private slanders; and let all whose consciences accuse them of crime, without delay flee for refuge to the hope set before them…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2116-21. But if convicted of perjury, it will be sufficient for his own condemnation, and his punishment shall be exactly the same as would have overtaken the object of his malignant prosecution. (See on Ex 21:23; see also Le 24:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 19:17

• Church
• Evidence
• False Teachers
• Fear of God
• Judge
• Priest
• Slander

In the dictionaries

• Add
• Landmark
• Remove
• Witness
• Atonement, Day of
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Law in the Old Testament

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings