NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon At the mouthpeh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to of two shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. witnesses `ed (ayd) concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness. or three shalowsh (shaw-loshe') masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice witnesses `ed (ayd) concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness. shall he that is worthy of death muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill be put to death muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill but at the mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to of one 'echad (ekh-awd') united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first witness `ed (ayd) concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness. he shall not be put to death muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "On the evidence of two witnesses or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. King James Bible At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one condemned to die is to be executed on the testimony of two or three witnesses. No one is to be executed on the testimony of a single witness. International Standard Version Based on the testimony of two or three witnesses, they must surely die. But they are not to die based on the testimony of one person. NET Bible At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. GOD'S WORD® Translation The person can only be sentenced to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses, but no one should ever be sentenced to death on the testimony of only one witness. King James 2000 Bible At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. Links Deuteronomy 17:6Deuteronomy 17:6 NIV Deuteronomy 17:6 NLT Deuteronomy 17:6 ESV Deuteronomy 17:6 NASB Deuteronomy 17:6 KJV |
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