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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who remain shall hear and fear, and hereafter they shall not again commit such evil among you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the rest of the people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing.

Context of Deuteronomy 19:20

18The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, 19then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you. 21Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for 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 13:11And all Israel shall hear and fear and never again do any such wickedness as this among you.
• Deuteronomy 17:7The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
• Proverbs 21:11When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
• Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
• 1 Timothy 5:20As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.

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