Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 19:15
15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.b
Footnotes
- b 19:15 Cited in Matthew 18:16|MAT 18:16and 2 Corinthians 13:1
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lone | אֶחָ֜ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| witness | עֵ֨ד | ‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5707 witness |
| is not sufficient | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to establish | יָקוּם֩ | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| any | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| wrongdoing | עָוֺן֙ | ‘ā·wōn | Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| sin | חַטָּ֔את | ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| against a man | בְּאִ֗ישׁ | bə·’îš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| regardless of what | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| offense | חֵ֖טְא | ḥêṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H2399 sin |
| he may have committed | יֶֽחֱטָ֑א | ye·ḥĕ·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| A matter | דָּבָֽר׃ | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| must be established | יָק֥וּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the testimony | פִּ֣י׀ | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| or | א֛וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| three | שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ | šə·lō·šāh- | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| witnesses | עֵדִ֗ים | ‘ê·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5707 witness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 35:30 · Deuteronomy 17:6 · 2 Corinthians 13:1 · Hebrews 10:28 · Matthew 18:16 · 1 Timothy 5:19 · John 8:17 · 1 Kings 21:13 · Matthew 26:60–61 · 1 Kings 21:10 · Revelation 11:3–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.