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 are to investigate thoroughly, and if indeed the witness is a false witness and has testified falsely against his brother, 19then you are to do to him just as he had plotted to do to his brother. So you will purge the evil from your midst. Those who remain will hear and be afraid, and they will no longer do such an evil thing as this in your midst. 21Your eye must not show pity—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 13:11You are to stone him with stones to death because he tried to entice you away from Adonai your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
• Deuteronomy 17:7The hand of the witnesses is to be first to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you are to purge the evil from your midst.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city are to stone him with stones to death. So you will purge the evil from your midst—and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
• Proverbs 21:11When a mocker is punished, the naïve become wise. When a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.
• Romans 13:3For leaders cause no fear for good behavior, but for bad. Now if you do not want to fear the authority, do what is good and you will get his approval—
• 1 Timothy 5:20Correct those who continue sinning in the presence of everyone, so that the rest also may 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