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"^(C1)A single witness shall not rise up against a person regarding any wrongdoing or any sin ^(F1)that he commits; on the ^(F2)testimony of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.

"^(C1)If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,

then both people who have the dispute shall stand ^(C1)before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days.

"And the judges ^(C1)shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has testified against his brother falsely,

then ^(C1)you shall do to him just as he had planned to do to his brother. So you shall eliminate the evil from among you.

"And ^(C1)the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you.

"So ^(F1)(C1)you shall not show pity: ^(C2)life for life, ^(C3)eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.