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Deuteronomy 19

Deuteronomy 19:18

and the judges shall make diligent inquisition; and behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother,

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  • WEB World English Bible

    and the judges shall make diligent inquisition; and behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother,

  • KJV King James Version

    And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the judges shall inquire diligently; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

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Cross-references (4)

Passages linked to Deuteronomy 19:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 13:14 then you shall inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done among you,
  • Deuteronomy 17:4 and you are told, and you have heard of it, then you shall inquire diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done in Israel,
  • 2 Chronicles 19:6-7 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you don’t judge for man, but for Yahweh; and he is with you in the judgment. Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”
  • Job 19:16 I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer. I beg him with my mouth.

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Explain this verse (2 sources)

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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then shall ye do unto him as he had…

Then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother,.... Inflict the same fine or punishment on him he thought to have brought his brother under by his false testimony of him; whether any pecuniary fine, or whipping and scourging, or the loss of a member, or the value of it, or death itself; whether stoning, strangling, burning, or killing with the sword: though, in the case of accusing a priest's daughter of adultery, as Jarchi observes, such were not to be burnt, as would have been her case if proved, but strangled:

so shalt thou put the evil away from among you; the evil man that bears a false testimony of his brother, or the guilt of sin which would be incurred by conniving at him.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. shall make diligent inquisition] See Deu_13:14 (15), Deu_17:4;…

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