Deuteronomy 19:15
A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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ASV
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 a matter be established.
KJV
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.
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יָקוּם֩ | ya.Kum | he will stand | H6965 → |
| עֵ֨ד | 'ed | a witness | H5707 → |
| אֶחָ֜ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| בְּאִ֗ישׁ | be.'Ish | in anyone | H376 → |
| לְכָל־ | le.khol | to any | H3605 → |
| עָוֹן֙ | 'a.Von | iniquity | H5771 → |
| וּלְכָל־ | u.le.khol- | and to any | H3605 → |
| חַטָּ֔את | cha.Tat | sin | H2403 → |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | in any | H3605 → |
| חֵ֖טְא | chet' | sin | H2399 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| יֶֽחֱטָ֑א | ye.che.Ta' | he will sin | H2398 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| פִּ֣י׀ | pi | [the] mouth of | H6310 → |
| שְׁנֵ֣י | she.Nei | two | H8147 → |
| עֵדִ֗ים | 'e.Dim | witnesses | H5707 → |
| א֛וֹ | 'o | or | H176 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| פִּ֥י | pi | [the] mouth of | H6310 → |
| שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ | she.lo.shah- | three | H7969 → |
| עֵדִ֖ים | 'e.Dim | witnesses | H5707 → |
| יָק֥וּם | ya.Kum | it will stand | H6965 → |
| דָּבָֽר׃ | da.Var | a matter | H1697 → |
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