Deuteronomy 19:18
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Deuteronomy 19:18 in other translations
| BSB | The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, |
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| WEB | and the judges shall make diligent inquisition; and behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother, |
| ASV | and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother; |
| YLT | and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness is a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother: |
| DARBY | and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother, |
| BBE | And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother, |
| Webster | And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and behold, if the witness is a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; |
What does Deuteronomy 19:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 19:16-21
De 19:16-21. Punishment of a False Witness. 16-21. 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).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 19:15-21
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…
Deuteronomy 19:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 19:18
- Deuteronomy 17:4
And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
- Deuteronomy 13:14
Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
- Job 19:16
I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
- 2 Chronicles 19:6-7
And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 19:17
Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
- Deuteronomy 19:18
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
- Deuteronomy 19:19
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
Deuteronomy 19:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los jueces inquirirán bien, y si pareciere ser aquél testigo falso, que testificó falsamente contra su hermano, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et les juges rechercheront bien, et, si le témoin est un faux témoin, s’il a témoigné faussement contre son frère, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Richter sollen wohl nachforschen; und siehe, ist der Zeuge ein falscher Zeuge, hat er Falsches wider seinen Bruder bezeugt, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque diligentissime perscrutantes, invenerint falsum testem dixisse contra fratrem suum mendacium, |