New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 19:16-20

16Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a maliciousחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707risesיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965up against a manבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376toaccuseלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6030him ofwrongdoingסָרָֽה׃sa.RahH5627,

17then bothשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have the disputeהָרִ֖יבha.RivH7379shall standוְעָמְד֧וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the judgesוְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםve.ha.Sho.fe.TimH8199whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will be in officein thoseהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117.

18The judgesהַשֹּׁפְטִ֖יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199shall investigateוְדָרְשׁ֥וּve.da.re.ShuH1875thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190,and ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the witnessעֵֽד־'ed-H5707is a falseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267witnessהָעֵ֔דha.'EdH5707and he hasaccusedעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030his brotherבְאָחִֽיו׃ve.'a.ChivH251falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267,

19thenyou shall doוַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213to him justH3152as he had intendedזָמַ֖םza.MamH2161to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to his brotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251.Thus you shall purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

20The restוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604will hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085and be afraidוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againיֹסִ֨פוּ ע֗וֹדyo.Si.fu odH5750 H3254doלַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.SotH6213suchהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088an evilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451thingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697amongבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

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