Deuteronomy 17:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.

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KJV

King James Version

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; [but] at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

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WEB

World English Bible

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

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ASV

American Standard Version

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Deuteronomy 17

⁴ and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,

⁵ you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.

⁶ On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.

⁷ The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.

⁸ If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

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