Deuteronomy 19:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
a maliciousחָמָ֖ס
(cha·mas)
2555: violence, wrongfrom chamas
witnessעֵד־
(ed-)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
risesיָק֥וּם
(ya·kum)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
up against a manבְּאִ֑ישׁ
(be·'ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
to accuseלַעֲנֹ֥ות
(la·'a·no·vt)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
him of wrongdoing,סָרָֽה׃
(sa·rah.)
5627: turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawalfrom sur


















KJV Lexicon
If a false.
chamac  (khaw-mawce')
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain -- cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
rise up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
against any man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
to testify
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
against him that which is wrong
carah  (saw-raw')
apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission -- continual, rebellion, revolt(-ed), turn away, wrong.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

King James Bible
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

International Standard Version
When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,

NET Bible
If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what you must do whenever a witness takes the stand to accuse a person falsely of a crime.

King James 2000 Bible
If a false witness rises up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
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