Deuteronomy 17:6
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.
Deuteronomy 17:6 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
|---|---|
| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | By the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses is he who is dead put to death; he is not put to death by the mouth of one witness; |
| DARBY | At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness. |
| BBE | On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Deuteronomy 17:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:2-7
De 17:2-7. Idolaters Must Be Slain. 2-7. If there be found among you ... man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness--The grand object contemplated in choosing Israel was to preserve the knowledge and worship of the one true God; and hence idolatry of any kind, whether of the heavenly bodies or in some grosser form, is called "a transgression of His covenant." No rank or sex could palliate this crime. Every reported…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:1-7
No creature which had any blemish was to be offered in sacrifice to God. We are thus called to remember the perfect, pure, and spotless sacrifice of Christ, and reminded to serve God with the best of our abilities, time, and possession, or our pretended obedience will be hateful to him. So great a punishment as death, so remarkable a death as stoning, must be inflicted on the Jewish idolater. Let all who in our day…
Deuteronomy 17:6 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Deuteronomy 17:6
- Hebrews 10:28
He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
- Numbers 35:30
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
- Deuteronomy 19:15
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
- Matthew 18:16
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
- 1 Timothy 5:19
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
- John 8:17-18
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
- 2 Corinthians 13:1
This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Deuteronomy 17:5
Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
- Deuteronomy 17:6
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.
- Deuteronomy 17:7
The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.
Deuteronomy 17:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por dicho de dos testigos, ó de tres testigos, morirá el que hubiere de morir; no morirá por el dicho de un solo testigo. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Sur la déposition de deux témoins ou de trois témoins, celui qui doit mourir sera mis à mort; il ne sera pas mis à mort sur la déposition d’un seul témoin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Auf die Aussage zweier Zeugen oder dreier Zeugen soll getötet werden, wer sterben soll; er soll nicht auf die Aussage eines einzelnen Zeugen getötet werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In ore duorum aut trium testium peribit qui interficietur. Nemo occidatur, uno contra se dicente testimonium. |