Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 19:18–19
18The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.c
Footnotes
- c 19:19 Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13|1CO 5:13
Word by word
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Deuteronomy 19:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The judges | הַשֹּׁפְטִ֖ים | haš·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| shall investigate | וְדָרְשׁ֥וּ | wə·ḏā·rə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1875 resort to, seek |
| thoroughly | הֵיטֵ֑ב | hê·ṭêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| and if | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the witness | עֵֽד־ | ‘êḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5707 witness |
| is proven to be a liar | שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| who has falsely | שֶׁ֖קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| accused | עָנָ֥ה | ‘ā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| his brother | בְאָחִֽיו׃ | ḇə·’ā·ḥîw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
Deuteronomy 19:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you must do | וַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶם | wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to him | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he intended | זָמַ֖ם | zā·mam | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2161 consider, purpose, devise |
| to do | לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| to his brother | לְאָחִ֑יו | lə·’ā·ḥîw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| So you must purge | וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ | ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| the evil | הָרָ֖ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| from among you | מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ | miq·qir·be·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 19:18 Deuteronomy 17:4 · Deuteronomy 13:14
Deuteronomy 19:19 Proverbs 19:5 · Proverbs 19:9 · Deuteronomy 22:24 · Deuteronomy 17:7 · Daniel 6:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.