Deuteronomy 19:18 BSB

Deuteronomy 19:18

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

BSB

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ASV

and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;

KJV

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition,.... Into the case before them, into the nature of the evidence and proof that each witness brings for or against; so the Targum of Jonathan,"the judges shall interrogate the witness, by whom these things are said, well;''shall thoroughly examine the testimony given, and look carefully into it: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; it appears plainly by full evidence that he has testified a falsehood of him.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְדָרְשׁ֥וּ	ve.da.re.Shu	and they will investigate	H1875 →
הַשֹּׁפְטִ֖ים	ha.sho.fe.Tim	the judges	H8199 →
הֵיטֵ֑ב	hei.Tev	thoroughly <do well>	H3190 →
וְהִנֵּ֤ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
עֵֽד־	'ed-	[is] a witness of	H5707 →
שֶׁ֙קֶר֙	she.ker	falsehood	H8267 →
הָעֵ֔ד	ha.'Ed	the witness	H5707 →
שֶׁ֖קֶר	She.ker	falsehood	H8267 →
עָנָ֥ה	'a.Nah	he has testified	H6030 →
בְאָחִֽיו׃	ve.'a.Chiv	against countryman his	H251 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 13:14
then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
leads to
- Deuteronomy 17:4
  and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
- John 7:24
  Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
- Isaiah 11:3–4
  And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
- 1 Timothy 5:19
  Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- Deuteronomy 10:18
  He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Through
Deuteronomy 17:4
and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
leads to
- John 7:51
  “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
- Deuteronomy 13:12–14
  If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said
- Proverbs 25:2
  It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.