Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Holman Bible
The one condemned to die is to be executed on the testimony of two or three witnesses. No one is to be executed on the testimony of a single witness.
International Standard Version
Based on the testimony of two or three witnesses, they must surely die. But they are not to die based on the testimony of one person.
A Conservative Version
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who is to die be put to death. He shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.
American Standard Version
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.
Julia Smith Translation
At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses they shall be put to death; they shall not die by the mouth of one witness.
King James 2000
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{On the evidence of} two or three witnesses {the person shall be put to death}. The person shall not be put to death by the mouth of one witness.
Modern King James verseion
At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death, die: but at the mouth of one witness he shall not die.
NET Bible
At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
New Heart English Bible
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
The Emphasized Bible
At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death, - he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.
Webster
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
World English Bible
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Youngs Literal Translation
By the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses is he who is dead put to death; he is not put to death by the mouth of one witness;
Themes
Courts » Advocates » Witnesses, two or more needed to convict
Courts of justice » The accused » The evidence of two or more witnesses required in
religious Intolerance » Of idolatrous religions, taught by moses
Moon » Worshipping of » To be punished with death
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » For murder
Punishment » Death penalty » Not done » Less than » Two witnesses
Stars » Punishment for worshipping
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
Witness » Two necessary to establish a fact
Witness » Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentence
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 17:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
5 thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman, who committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, the man or the woman, and shalt stone them with stones, that they die. 6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness. 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Numbers 35:30
Whoever shall smite a person mortally, at the mouth of witnesses shall the murderer be put to death; but one witness shall not testify against a person to cause him to die.
Deuteronomy 19:15
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and 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.
Matthew 18:16
But if he do not hear thee, take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.
2 Corinthians 13:1
This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every matter be established.
1 Timothy 5:19
Against an elder receive not an accusation unless where there are two or three witnesses.
Hebrews 10:28
Any one that has disregarded Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses:
John 8:17-18
And in your law too it is written that the testimony of two men is true: