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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Deuteronomy 19:18

and the judges shall make diligent inquisition, - and lo! if the witness be, a false witness and, falsely, have answered against his brother,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Diligence;   Evidence;   False Teachers;   Fear of God;   Judge;   Rulers;   Slander;   The Topic Concordance - Recompense/restitution;   Witness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Courts of Justice;   Diligence;   Slander;   Swearing Falsely;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lie;   Priest;   Witness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Law;   Lie, Lying;   Punishment;   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;   Perjury;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Evil Speaking;   Justice;   Lie, Lying;   Poverty;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and if the witnesse be found false, and hath giuen false witnes against his brother,
Hebrew Names Version
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
Easy-to-Read Version
When the judges carefully ask their questions, they might find that the witness lied against the other person. If the witnesses tell lies,
English Standard Version
The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,
American Standard Version
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;
Bible in Basic English
And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother,
Complete Jewish Bible
The judges are to investigate carefully. If they find that the witness is lying and has given false testimony against his brother,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the judges shall inquire diligently; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
King James Version (1611)
And the Iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and behold, if the witnesse be a false witnesse, and hath testified falsly against his brother:
Amplified Bible
"The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness, and he has accused his brother falsely,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the judges shall make diligent inquiry, and, behold, if and unjust witness has borne unjust testimony; and has stood up against his brother;
English Revised Version
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Berean Standard Bible
The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
Lexham English Bible
Then judges shall make a thorough inquiry, and if it turns out that the witness is a false witness and he testified falsely against his brother,
Literal Translation
And the judges shall carefully investigate and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and he has testified falsely against his brother,
New Century Version
The judges must check the matter carefully. The witness who is a liar, lying about a fellow Israelite,
New English Translation
The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,
New King James Version
And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother,
New Living Translation
The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite,
New Life Bible
The judges will choose careful questions to ask about the problem. If the man lied who said his brother is guilty,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when after most diligent inquisition, they shall find that the false witness hath told a lie against his brother:
George Lamsa Translation
And the judges shall investigate the case diligently; and, behold, if the witness has deliberately testified falsely against his brother;
Good News Translation
The judges will investigate the case thoroughly; and if you have made a false accusation,
King James Version
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Darby Translation
and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei sekynge moost diligentli han founde that the fals witnesse seide a leesyng ayens his brothir,
Young's Literal Translation
and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness [is] a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother:
World English Bible
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
Revised Standard Version
the judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,
Update Bible Version
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and see if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
Webster's Bible Translation
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and behold, [if] the witness [is] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the iudges shall make diligent inquisition: and if the witnesse be founde false, and that he hath geuen false witnesse agaynst his brother:
Christian Standard Bible®
The judges are to make a careful investigation, and if the witness turns out to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the iudges shall make diligent inquisicion: & yf the witnesse be founde false, and hath geue false witnesse agaynst his brother,
New American Standard Bible
"And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has testified against his brother falsely,
New Revised Standard
and the judges shall make a thorough inquiry. If the witness is a false witness, having testified falsely against another,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the judges shall inquire thoroughly, and behold, if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely,

Contextual Overview

14 Thou shall not move back the boundary of thy neighbour, by which they set bounds at first, - in thine inheritance which thou shall receive in the land which Yahweh thy God is giving thee to possess. 15 One witness I shall not rise up, against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, with regard to any sin that he may commit, - at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses, must a matter be establish. 16 When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, - to answer against him perversely, 17 then shall the two men who are at variance stand before Yahweh, - before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition, - and lo! if the witness be, a false witness and, falsely, have answered against his brother, 19 then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to de unto his brother, - so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst; 20 and, they who remain shall hear and fear, - and not go on to do again according to this wicked thing, in thy midst: 21 neither shall thine eye pity, - life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

diligent: Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, 2 Chronicles 19:6, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Job 19:16

Reciprocal: Exodus 21:6 - the judges Exodus 22:8 - the judges Deuteronomy 16:18 - Judges 2 Samuel 16:3 - day Daniel 6:24 - and they brought Acts 24:22 - When Acts 25:16 - and have 1 Timothy 5:19 - two

Cross-References

Genesis 19:6
And Lot went forth unto them to the entrance; but the door, closed he behind him.
Genesis 19:8
Behold, I pray you, I, have two daughters who have not known man, I must needs now bring, them, forth unto you, and do ye to them, as may be good in your eyes, - Only to these men, ye may do nothing; for on this account, have they come under the shade of my roof.
Genesis 19:11
the men also who were at the entrance of the house, smote they with blindness, from small even unto great, so that they wearied themselves to find the entrance.
Genesis 19:12
And the men said unto Lot, Whom besides hast thou here? Son-in-law and thy sons and thy daughters, and all that thou hast in the city, bring thou forth out of the place;
Genesis 32:26
Then said he - Let me go, for uprisen hath the dawn. And he said: I will not let thee go, except thou have blessed me
Isaiah 45:11
Thus, saith, Yahweh, The Holy One of Israel And his Fashioner, As to things to come, they have asked me, Concerning my sons and concerning the work of my hands, they would command me!
Acts 9:13
And Ananias, answered - Lord! I have heard from many concerning this man, how many evil things unto thy saints he hath done in Jerusalem;
Acts 10:14
But Peter said - By no means, Lord! because, at no time, have I eaten anything common or unclean.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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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