Deuteronomy 19:19
in Deuteronomy 19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.
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ASV
then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseNec lex est justior ulla--Nor could any law be more just. If the crime he accused his neighbour of was to be punished with death, the false witness must be put to death; if with stripes, he must be beaten; if with a pecuniary mulct, he was to be fined the sum.
This site's exposition
If a false witness rise up against any man
on Deuteronomy 19:16-21
The case goes to the central court of 17:8-13, before the priests and the judges, and Albert Barnes reads both the men in verse 17 as the two parties to the original suit rather than the accused and his accuser. The witness is then sentenced for what he had thought to have done, so intent alone carries whatever penalty the lie was aiming at, death or stripes or a fine. Verse 20 uses the deterrent formula this book repeats at 13:11, 17:13 and 21:21, that those which remain shall hear, and fear. The chapter closes on life for life, eye for eye, which Exodus 21:23-25 and Leviticus 24:20 also carry and which Jesus takes up at Matthew 5:38.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother - Nothing can be more equitable or proper than this, that if a man endeavor to do any injury to or take away the life of another, on detection he shall be caused to undergo the same evil which he intended for his innocent neighbor. Some of our excellent English laws have been made on this very ground. In the 37th of Edw.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶם | vaasitem | and you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| זָמַ֖ם | zamam | he planned | H2161 → | |
| לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְאָחִ֑יו | leachiv | to countryman his | H251 → | 630 times |
| וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ | uviarta | and you will remove | H1197 → | 94 times |
| הָרָ֖ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ | mikirbecha | from midst your | H7130 → | 227 times |
וַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶםand you will do
vaasitemH6213 →2628 times
ל֔וֹto <the> him
lo
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
זָמַ֖םhe planned
zamamH2161 →
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
לְאָחִ֑יוto countryman his
leachivH251 →630 times
וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥and you will remove
uviartaH1197 →94 times
הָרָ֖עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃from midst your
mikirbechaH7130 →227 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 17:7The 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.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 5:13
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 13:5
Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13
Through
Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
it leads to
- Proverbs 21:28
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
- Exodus 23:1
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
- Proverbs 6:19
a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
- Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
- Proverbs 21:28
Through
Daniel 6:24At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom…
it leads to
- Isaiah 38:13
I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
- Isaiah 38:13
Through
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
it leads to
- Revelation 22:15
But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- Revelation 22:15
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.