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Good News Translation

Deuteronomy 19:16

If any of you try to harm another by false accusations,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Evidence;   False Teachers;   Fear of God;   Judge;   Slander;   Thompson Chain Reference - False;   Witnesses, False;   The Topic Concordance - Recompense/restitution;   Witness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Slander;   Swearing Falsely;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lie;   Priest;   Witness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Law;   Punishment;   Violence;   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;   Hammurabi;   Perjury;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Evil Speaking;   Justice;   Lie, Lying;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - False Witness;   Trial-At-Law;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,
Hebrew Names Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
King James Version
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Lexham English Bible
If a malicious witness gets up to accuse anyone to testify against him falsely,
English Standard Version
If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,
New Century Version
If a witness lies and accuses a person of a crime,
New English Translation
If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
Amplified Bible
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [falsely] accuse him of wrongdoing,
New American Standard Bible
"If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,
Geneva Bible (1587)
If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse,
Legacy Standard Bible
If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
Contemporary English Version
If you accuse someone of a crime, but seem to be lying,
Complete Jewish Bible
"If a malicious witness comes forward and gives false testimony against someone,
Darby Translation
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;
Easy-to-Read Version
"A witness might try to hurt another person by lying and saying that this person did wrong.
George Lamsa Translation
If a false witness rise up against any man, and testify against him that which is wrong;
Literal Translation
If a vicious witness rises up against any man to charge apostasy against him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf an vnrighteous wytnesse stonde vp agaynst eny man, to testifye eny trespace vpon him,
American Standard Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Bible in Basic English
If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If a false witnesse rise vp agaynst a man, to accuse hym of trespasse:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him;
King James Version (1611)
If a false witnes rise vp against any man to testifie against him that which is wrong:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him;
English Revised Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing;
Berean Standard Bible
If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If a fals witnesse stondith ayens a man, and accusith hym of brekyng of the lawe, bothe,
Young's Literal Translation
`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostacy,
Update Bible Version
If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
Webster's Bible Translation
If a false witness shall rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;
World English Bible
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
New King James Version
If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,
New Living Translation
"If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,
New Life Bible
If an angry person speaks against a man, saying that he did something wrong,
New Revised Standard
If a malicious witness comes forward to accuse someone of wrongdoing,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, - to answer against him perversely,
Douay-Rheims Bible
If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression,
Revised Standard Version
If a malicious witness rises against any man to accuse him of wrongdoing,
THE MESSAGE
If a hostile witness stands to accuse someone of a wrong, then both parties involved in the quarrel must stand in the Presence of God before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. The judges must conduct a careful investigation; if the witness turns out to be a false witness and has lied against his fellow Israelite, give him the same medicine he intended for the other party. Clean the polluting evil from your company. People will hear of what you've done and be impressed; that will put a stop to this kind of evil among you. Don't feel sorry for the person: It's life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

Contextual Overview

14 "Do not move your neighbor's property line, established long ago in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 15 "One witness is not enough to convict someone of a crime; at least two witnesses are necessary to prove that someone is guilty. 16 If any of you try to harm another by false accusations, 17 both of you are to go to the one place of worship and be judged by the priests and judges who are then in office. 18 The judges will investigate the case thoroughly; and if you have made a false accusation, 19 you are to receive the punishment the accused would have received. In this way your nation will get rid of this evil. 20 Then everyone else will hear what happened; they will be afraid, and no one will ever again do such an evil thing. 21 In such cases show no mercy; the punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a false witness: Exodus 23:1-7, 1 Kings 21:10-13, Psalms 27:12, Psalms 35:11, Mark 14:55-59, Acts 6:13

that which is wrong: or, falling away

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:7 - far from Deuteronomy 5:20 - General 1 Kings 21:13 - the men of Belial Proverbs 6:19 - A false Proverbs 19:5 - false Proverbs 21:28 - false witness Matthew 26:59 - sought Luke 6:38 - with

Cross-References

Genesis 19:4
Before the guests went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house. All the men of the city, both young and old, were there.
Genesis 19:5
They called out to Lot and asked, "Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out to us!" The men of Sodom wanted to have sex with them.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them."
Genesis 19:10
But the two men inside reached out, pulled Lot back into the house, and shut the door.
Genesis 19:15
At dawn the angels tried to make Lot hurry. "Quick!" they said. "Take your wife and your two daughters and get out, so that you will not lose your lives when the city is destroyed."
Genesis 19:16
Lot hesitated. The Lord , however, had pity on him; so the men took him, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.
Genesis 19:18
But Lot answered, "No, please don't make us do that, sir.
Genesis 19:19
You have done me a great favor and saved my life. But the hills are too far away; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die before I get there.
Genesis 19:35
So that night they got him drunk, and the younger daughter had intercourse with him. Again he was so drunk that he didn't know it.
Genesis 19:36
In this way both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their own father.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If a false witness rise up against any man,.... In a court of judicature:

to testify against him: that which is not true of him, let it be in what case it will; Aben Ezra instances in idolatry, but it holds good of any other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Testify against him that which is wrong - Margin, more literally, “a falling away.” The word is used Deuteronomy 13:5 to signify apostasy or revolt; here it is no doubt to be understood in the wider sense of any departure from the Law.


 
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