Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 17:6

⁶On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the testimony	פִּ֣י׀	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of two	שְׁנַ֣יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
or	א֛וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
witnesses	עֵדִ֗ים	‘ê·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5707 witness
a man shall be put to death	יוּמַ֣ת	yū·maṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
but he shall not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be executed	יוּמַ֔ת	yū·maṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the testimony	פִּ֖י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of a lone	אֶחָֽד׃	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
witness	עֵדִ֖ים	‘ê·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5707 witness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.