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4 Mose 35:30

Den Totschläger soll man töten nach dem Mund zweier Zeugen. Ein Zeuge soll nicht aussagen über eine Seele zum Tode.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Evidence;   Homicide;   Punishment;   Refuge;   Witness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Courts;   Witnesses;   The Topic Concordance - Defilement;   Execution;   Violence;   Witness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Murder;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Justice;   Levites;   Murder;   Punishments;   Refuge, Cities of;   Witness;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Execution;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kill, Killing;   Kinsman-Redeemer;   Murder;   Easton Bible Dictionary - City;   Murder;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Pentateuch;   Witnesses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Avenger;   Capital Punishment;   Cities of Refuge;   Crimes and Punishments;   Murder;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Kin;   Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Numbers;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Refuge, Cities of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Levi;   Refuge;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Blood;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Witness;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Justice;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Assassination;   Crime;   Homicide;   Judge;   Mouth;   Murder;   Witness;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asylum;   Avenger of Blood;   Circumstantial Evidence;   Commandments, the 613;   Priestly Code;  

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Wer eine Seele erschlägt, den soll man töten, nach Aussage der Zeugen; ein einziger Zeuge aber genügt nicht zur Hinrichtung eines Menschen.
Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Jeder, der einen Menschen erschl�gt: auf die Aussage von Zeugen soll man den M�rder t�ten; aber ein einzelner Zeuge kann nicht wider einen Menschen aussagen, da� er sterbe.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 17:6, Deuteronomy 17:7, Deuteronomy 19:15, Matthew 18:16, John 8:17, John 8:18, 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Timothy 5:19, Hebrews 10:28, Revelation 11:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:11 - in the Exodus 21:12 - General Exodus 21:20 - he shall Numbers 35:16 - the Deuteronomy 13:14 - General Matthew 5:21 - and 1 Timothy 1:9 - manslayers

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whoso killeth any person,.... Willingly, and through enmity and malice:

the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of two witnesses; which is repeated partly to show, that this law concerning the cities of refuge was not designed to screen a murderer, who was guilty through malice prepense; and partly for the sake of what is added to it, that two witnesses are required in such a case, where a man's life is at stake, to prove the fact against him; which shows how careful the Lord is, and men should be, of the lives of his creatures, that no man suffer wrongfully; which is repeated again and again, that it might be observed, see Deuteronomy 17:6 but one witness shall not testify against any person, to cause him to die; which looks as if in other cases, in pecuniary matters, and the like, where life is not concerned, one witness may be sufficient; though it is always best and safest to have more if they can be had, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses everything may be established, Deuteronomy 19:15.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By the mouth of witnesses - i. e. two witnesses, at the least (compare the marginal references). The provisions of this and the following verses protect the enactments of this chapter from abuse. The cities of refuge were not intended to exempt a criminal from deserved punishment.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 35:30. But one witness shall not testify against any — This was a just and necessary provision. One may be mistaken, or so violently prejudiced as to impose even on his own judgment, or so wicked as to endeavour through malice to compass the life of his neighbour: but it is not likely that two or more should be of this kind; and even were they, their separate examination would lead to a discovery of the truth, and to their conviction.


 
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