Deuteronomio 17:4

La Biblia Reina-Valera

Y te fuere dado aviso, y, después que oyeres y hubieres indagado bien, la cosa parece de verdad cierta, que tal abominación ha sido hecha en Israel;

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
y si te lo dicen y has oído hablar de ello, harás una investigación minuciosa. Y he aquí, si es verdad y es cierto el hecho que esta abominación ha sido cometida en Israel,

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
y te fuere dado aviso, y, despu�s que oyeres y hubieres indagado bien, la cosa parece de verdad cierta, que tal abominaci�n ha sido hecha en Israel;

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
y te fuere dado aviso, y, despu�s que oyeres y hubieres indagado bien, la cosa parece de verdad cierta, que tal abominaci�n ha sido hecha en Israel;

Bible Verse Review
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inquired: Deuteronomy 13:12-14, Deuteronomy 19:18, Proverbs 25:2, John 7:51

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 13:14 - General 1 Kings 11:7 - abomination Acts 25:16 - and have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently,.... A report of this kind was not to be neglected; though it was not to be concluded upon as certain by hearsay, it was to be looked into, and the persons that brought it thoroughly examined; so the Targum of Jonathan,

"and inquired the witnesses well,''

what proof and evidence they could give of the fact, who the persons were, when and where, and in what manner the sin was committed:

and, behold, [it be] true, [and] the thing certain; upon examining the witnesses the case is plain and out of all question:

that such abomination is wrought in Israel; to do it in any country was abominable, but much more so in the land of Israel, among the professing people of God, who had the knowledge of the true God, and had had so many proofs of his deity, his power and providence, as well as received so many favours and blessings from him, and had such laws and statutes given them as no other people had.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Deuteronomy 13:1 ff. Here special reference is made to the legal forms to be adopted, Deuteronomy 17:5-7. The sentence was to be carried into effect at “the gates” (compare Genesis 19:1 note) of the town in which the crime was committed; because, as “all the people” were to take a part, an open space would be requisite for the execution. Note the typical and prophetical aspect of the injunction; compare Acts 7:58; Hebrews 13:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 17:4. If it be told thee — In a private way by any confidential person. And thou hast heard of it; so that it appears to be notorious, very likely to be true, and publicly scandalous. And hast inquired diligently - sought to find out the truth of the report by the most careful examination of persons reporting, circumstances of the case, &c. And, behold, it be true - the report is not founded on vague rumour, hearsay, or malice. And the thing certain - substantiated by the fullest evidence. Then shalt thou bring forth that man, Deuteronomy 17:5. As the charge of idolatry was the most solemn and awful that could be brought against an Israelite, because it affected his life, therefore God required that the charge should be substantiated by the most unequivocal facts, and the most competent witnesses. Hence all the precautions mentioned in the fourth verse must be carefully used, in order to arrive at so affecting and so awful a truth.