Deuteronomy 19:20

Deuteronomy 19:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
• New International Version (NIV)The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and never again will such an evil thing be done among you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who remain shall hear and fear, and hereafter they shall not again commit such evil among you.

Context of Deuteronomy 19:20

18The judges must be careful to discover who is telling the truth. The person may be speaking lies against another Israelite to accuse him. 19If he is telling lies, you must punish him in the same way that he wanted to punish the other Israelite. You must remove evil things like this from among yourselves. Then everyone else will hear what has happened. They will be afraid to do any more evil things like that. 21Do not be sorry for people who are guilty. Punish people as they deserve: a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.

Deuteronomy 19:20 word by word

וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים יִשְׁמְע֣וּ וְיִרָ֑אוּ וְלֹֽא־יֹסִ֨פוּ לַעֲשׂ֜וֹת ע֗וֹד כַּדָּבָ֥ר הָרָ֛ע הַזֶּ֖ה בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And those which remainשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• and fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• and shall henceforthיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• commitעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• no more anyדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• such evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:20

• Deuteronomy 13:11When you punish the false prophet with death, all Israel's people will hear about it. They will be afraid. No one will do evil things like that again.
• Deuteronomy 17:7The people who saw the wicked act must throw the first stones to kill the person. Then everyone else must also throw stones. In that way, you must remove evil acts from among you.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of the city must throw stones at the son until he is dead. In this way, you must remove all evil things like that from among you. Then all Israel's people will hear about what has happened. They will be afraid.
• Proverbs 21:11When a proud person receives punishment, silly people become wise. When you teach a wise person, he learns more knowledge.
• Romans 13:3People who do good things do not need to be afraid of the rulers. Only people who do bad things should be afraid of the rulers. Do you want to live and not be afraid of the rulers? Then you must do good things and they will respect you.
• 1 Timothy 5:20If a leader is really guilty and continues to do wrong things, you must warn him. Do that when everyone in the church is there. They will hear what you say, and they will be afraid to do wrong things themselves.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 See the marginal references.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 19:20

• Church
• Evidence
• False Teachers
• Fear of God
• Punishment
• Retaliation
• Slander

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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