New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 19:15-21

15“1A singleH259 witnessH5707 shall not riseH6965 up against a manH376 on account of anyH3605 iniquityH5771 or anyH3605 sinH2399 2whichH834 he has committedH2398; on the 3evidenceH6310 of twoH8147 orH176 threeH7969 witnessesH5707 a matterH1697 shall be confirmedH6965.

16 4IfH3588 a maliciousH2555 witnessH5707 risesH6965 up against a manH376 to 5accuseH6030 him of 6wrongdoingH5627,

17then bothH8147 the menH376 whoH834 have the disputeH7379 shall standH5975 7beforeH6440 the LordH3068, beforeH6440 the priestsH3548 and the judgesH8199 whoH834 will be in office in thoseH1992 daysH3117.

18The judgesH8199 8shall investigateH1875 thoroughlyH3190, and ifH2009 the witnessH5707 is a falseH8267 witnessH5707 and he has 9accusedH6030 his brotherH251 falselyH8267,

19then 10you shall doH6213 to him justH3152 as he had intendedH2161 to doH6213 to his brotherH251. Thus you shall purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from amongH7130 you.

20 11The restH7604 will hearH8085 and be afraidH3372, and will neverH3808 againH5750 H3254 doH6213 suchH2088 an evilH7451 thingH1697 amongH7130 you.

21Thus 12 13you shall not showH2347 pityH2347: 14lifeH5315 for lifeH5315, 15eyeH5869 for eyeH5869, toothH8127 for toothH8127, handH3027 for handH3027, footH7272 for footH7272.

Notes

1. Deuteronomy 19:15 Num 35:30; Deut 17:6; Matt 18:16; John 8:17; 2 Cor 13:1; 1 Tim 5:19; Heb 10:28 ↩
2. Deuteronomy 19:15 Lit in any sin, which he sins ↩
3. Deuteronomy 19:15 Lit mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three ↩
4. Deuteronomy 19:16 Ex 23:1; Ps 27:12 ↩
5. Deuteronomy 19:16 Lit testify against ↩
6. Deuteronomy 19:16 Lit turning aside ↩
7. Deuteronomy 19:17 Deut 17:9 ↩
8. Deuteronomy 19:18 Deut 25:1 ↩
9. Deuteronomy 19:18 Lit testified against ↩
10. Deuteronomy 19:19 Prov 19:5 ↩
11. Deuteronomy 19:20 Deut 17:13; 21:21 ↩
12. Deuteronomy 19:21 Lit your eye ↩
13. Deuteronomy 19:21 Deut 19:13 ↩
14. Deuteronomy 19:21 Ex 21:23; Lev 24:20 ↩
15. Deuteronomy 19:21 Matt 5:38 ↩