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 will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused, 19you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you. The rest of the people will hear and become afraid to keep doing such evil among you. 21You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and 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 13:11Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.
• Deuteronomy 17:7The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
• Proverbs 21:11When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.
• Romans 13:3(for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation,
• 1 Timothy 5:20Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

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