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Deuteronomy 19:18
18The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
Deuteronomy 19:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
- New International Version (NIV)The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother,
Context of Deuteronomy 19:18
16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, 17both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you. 20Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.
Read all of Deuteronomy 19Deuteronomy 19:18 word by word
וְדָרְשׁ֥וּ הַשֹּׁפְטִ֖ים הֵיטֵ֑ב וְהִנֵּ֤ה עֵֽד־שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ הָעֵ֔ד שֶׁ֖קֶר עָנָ֥ה בְאָחִֽיו׃Read the interlinear
- The judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- shall investigateדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- thoroughlyיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
- and ifהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- the witnessעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
- is proven to be a liarשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
- accusedעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- his brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:18
- Deuteronomy 13:14then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
- Deuteronomy 17:4and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
- 2 Chronicles 19:6Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
- Job 19:16I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19:18
- 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
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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
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