Deuteronomy 19 · Verse 20

Deuteronomy 19:20

And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
Deuteronomy 19:20, King James Version

Deuteronomy 19:20 in other translations

BSBThen the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.
WEBThose who remain shall hear, and fear, and will never again commit any such evil among you.
ASVAnd those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.
YLTand those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;
DARBYAnd those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
BBEAnd the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.
WebsterAnd those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.

What does Deuteronomy 19:20 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).

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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…

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Deuteronomy 19:20 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.Rimand the remainderH7604
יִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'Uthey will hearH8085
וְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uand they may fearH3372
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יֹסִ֨פוּyo.Si.futhey will repeatH3254
לַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213
ע֗וֹדodagainH5750
כַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.Varlike the thingH1697
הָרָ֛עha.Ra'<the> evilH7451
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ\׃be.kir.Be.chain midst yourH7130

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 19:20

  • Deuteronomy 21:21

    And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

  • Deuteronomy 17:13

    And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

  • Deuteronomy 13:11

    And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

  • 1 Timothy 5:20

    Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

  • Romans 13:3-4

    For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

  • Proverbs 21:11

    When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

  • 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.

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13:11; 17:7,13; 21:21; Pr 21:11; Ro 13:3,4; 1Ti 5:20

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Context

  • 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 19:20

    And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.

  • Deuteronomy 19:21

    And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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Deuteronomy 19:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los que quedaren oirán, y temerán, y no volverán más á hacer una mala cosa como ésta, en medio de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les autres l’entendront et craindront, et ne feront plus désormais une pareille méchante action au milieu de toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Übrigen sollen es hören und sich fürchten und fortan nicht mehr eine solche Übeltat in deiner Mitte begehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ut audientes ceteri timorem habeant, et nequaquam talia audeant facere.