申命记 17:6

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

憑著兩個或三個見證人的口供，就可以把那該死的人處死；只是憑著一個見證人的口供，卻不可以把人處死。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
要 凭 两 三 个 人 的 口 作 见 证 将 那 当 死 的 人 治 死 ； 不 可 凭 一 个 人 的 口 作 见 证 将 他 治 死 。

Contextual Overview

¹ If an ox or sheep has something wrong with it, do not offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord your God. He would hate that. ² A man or woman in one of the towns the Lord gave you might be found doing something evil and breaking the Agreement. ³ That person may have served other gods and bowed down to them or to the sun or moon or stars of the sky, which I have commanded should not be done. ⁴ If someone has told you about it, you must look into the matter carefully. If it is true that such a hateful thing has happened in Israel, ⁵ take the man or woman who has done the evil thing to the city gates and throw stones at that person until he dies. ⁶ There must be two or three witnesses that it is true before the person is put to death; if there is only one witness, the person should not be put to death. ⁷ The witnesses must be the first to throw stones at the person, and then everyone else will follow. You must get rid of the evil among you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 19:15, Numbers 35:30, Matthew 18:16, John 8:17, John 8:18, 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Timothy 5:19, Hebrews 10:28

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:11 - in the John 8:7 - He that Romans 6:21 - for the Revelation 11:3 - two

Cross-References

Genesis 17:4
"I am making my agreement with you: I will make you the father of many nations.

Genesis 17:6
I will give you many descendants. New nations will be born from you, and kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her."

Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed facedown on the ground and laughed. He said to himself, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth to a child when she is ninety?"

Genesis 17:20
"As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will bless him and give him many descendants. And I will cause their numbers to grow greatly. He will be the father of twelve great leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 35:11
God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Have many children and grow in number as a nation. You will be the ancestor of many nations and kings.

Ezra 4:20
Jerusalem has had powerful kings who have ruled over the whole area of Trans-Euphrates, and taxes of all kinds have been paid to them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death,.... The idolater found guilty was to be stoned; two witnesses were sufficient to prove a fact, if three the better, but, on the testimony of one, sentence might not be pronounced. Aben Ezra observes, that some say, if two witnesses contradict two other, a third turns the scale and determines the matter; and others say, that two who are wise men will do, and three of others; and because it is said "at the mouth" of these witnesses, it is concluded, that a testimony should be verbal and not written; should not be recorded, neither in pecuniary cases nor in capital ones, but from the mouth of the witnesses, as it is said "at the mouth", c. at their mouth, and not from their handwriting e:

[but] at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death so careful is the Lord of the lives of men, that none should be taken away but upon full and sufficient evidence, even in cases in which his own glory and honour is so much concerned.

e Maimon. Hilchot Eduth, c. 3. sect. 4.

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 17:6. Two witnesses — ONE might be deceived, or be prejudiced or malicious; therefore God required two substantial witnesses for the support of the charge.