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Green's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 19:16

If a vicious witness rises up against any man to charge apostasy against him,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Evidence;   False Teachers;   Fear of God;   Judge;   Slander;   Thompson Chain Reference - False;   Witnesses, False;   The Topic Concordance - Recompense/restitution;   Witness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Slander;   Swearing Falsely;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lie;   Priest;   Witness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Law;   Punishment;   Violence;   Word;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Alms;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Witness;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Law;   Oath;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Accuser;   Capital Punishment;   Court Systems;   Crimes and Punishments;   Hammurabi;   Perjury;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Evil Speaking;   Justice;   Lie, Lying;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - False Witness;   Trial-At-Law;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Gate, East;   Hammurabi, the Code of;   Law in the Old Testament;   Punishments;   Slander;   Witness;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Accusatory and Inquisitorial Procedure;   Alibi;   Calumny;   Capital Punishment;   Cruelty;   Hammurabi;   Lying;   Makkot;   Suchostaver, Mordecai;   Torah;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,
Update Bible Version
If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
English Revised Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing;
New Century Version
If a witness lies and accuses a person of a crime,
New English Translation
If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
Webster's Bible Translation
If a false witness shall rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;
World English Bible
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Amplified Bible
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [falsely] accuse him of wrongdoing,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If a fals witnesse stondith ayens a man, and accusith hym of brekyng of the lawe, bothe,
Young's Literal Translation
`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostacy,
Berean Standard Bible
If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
Contemporary English Version
If you accuse someone of a crime, but seem to be lying,
American Standard Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Bible in Basic English
If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If a false witnesse rise vp agaynst a man, to accuse hym of trespasse:
Complete Jewish Bible
"If a malicious witness comes forward and gives false testimony against someone,
Darby Translation
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
Easy-to-Read Version
"A witness might try to hurt another person by lying and saying that this person did wrong.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him;
King James Version (1611)
If a false witnes rise vp against any man to testifie against him that which is wrong:
New Life Bible
If an angry person speaks against a man, saying that he did something wrong,
New Revised Standard
If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, - to answer against him perversely,
Geneva Bible (1587)
If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse,
George Lamsa Translation
If a false witness rise up against any man, and testify against him that which is wrong;
Good News Translation
If any of you try to harm another by false accusations,
Douay-Rheims Bible
If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression,
Revised Standard Version
If a malicious witness rises against any man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him;
Christian Standard Bible®
“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,
Hebrew Names Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
King James Version
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Lexham English Bible
If a malicious witness gets up to accuse anyone to testify against him falsely,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf an vnrighteous wytnesse stonde vp agaynst eny man, to testifye eny trespace vpon him,
THE MESSAGE
If a hostile witness stands to accuse someone of a wrong, then both parties involved in the quarrel must stand in the Presence of God before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. The judges must conduct a careful investigation; if the witness turns out to be a false witness and has lied against his fellow Israelite, give him the same medicine he intended for the other party. Clean the polluting evil from your company. People will hear of what you've done and be impressed; that will put a stop to this kind of evil among you. Don't feel sorry for the person: It's life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
New American Standard Bible
"If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,
New King James Version
If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,
New Living Translation
"If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
Legacy Standard Bible
If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

Contextual Overview

14 You may not remove your neighbor's landmark, which those formerly have set in your inheritance, which you shall inherit in the land which Jehovah your God is giving you, to possess it. 15 One witness shall not rise against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin which he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses a thing shall be raised up to judgment . 16 If a vicious witness rises up against any man to charge apostasy against him, 17 then both the men who have the dispute shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days. 18 And the judges shall carefully investigate and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and he has testified falsely against his brother, 19 then you shall do to him as he plotted to do to his brother. And you shall put away the evil from among you. 20 And those who remain shall hear and fear, and thereafter shall not add to commit any such evil among you. 21 And your eye shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a false witness: Exodus 23:1-7, 1 Kings 21:10-13, Psalms 27:12, Psalms 35:11, Mark 14:55-59, Acts 6:13

that which is wrong: or, falling away

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:7 - far from Deuteronomy 5:20 - General 1 Kings 21:13 - the men of Belial Proverbs 6:19 - A false Proverbs 19:5 - false Proverbs 21:28 - false witness Matthew 26:59 - sought Luke 6:38 - with

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
Before they had laid down, even the men of the city, the men of Sodom, circled the house; from the young to the aged, all the people from its limits.
Genesis 19:5
And they called to Lot and said to him, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.
Genesis 19:8
Behold, now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please let me bring them out to you and do to them as you see fit; only do not do a thing to these men, on account of this they came into the shade of my roof.
Genesis 19:10
But the men put out their hands and brought Lot in to them, into the house, and shut the door.
Genesis 19:15
And when the dawn rose, then the angels urged Lot, saying, Rise up, take your wife and your two daughters who are found, lest you be cut off in the depravity of the city.
Genesis 19:16
And he lingered. And the men lay hold of his hand and his wife's hand, and on the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah having mercy on him. And they caused him to go out, and they put him down outside the city.
Genesis 19:18
And Lot said to them, Please, no, Lord!
Genesis 19:19
Behold, now, Your servant has found grace in Your sight, and You have magnified Your mercy which You have done to me in saving my life. And I am not able to escape to the mountain lest some evil overtake me and I die.
Genesis 19:35
And they caused their father to drink wine that night also. And the younger rose up and lay with him. And he did not know when she lay down, nor when she rose up.
Genesis 19:36
And both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If a false witness rise up against any man,.... In a court of judicature:

to testify against him: that which is not true of him, let it be in what case it will; Aben Ezra instances in idolatry, but it holds good of any other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Testify against him that which is wrong - Margin, more literally, “a falling away.” The word is used Deuteronomy 13:5 to signify apostasy or revolt; here it is no doubt to be understood in the wider sense of any departure from the Law.


 
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