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then shall you do to him, as he had thought to do to his brother: so shall you put away the evil from the midst of you.
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A Just Consequence
Commentators explain that this verse establishes a principle of exact justice. A false witness was to receive the very punishment they intended to bring upon another. As one scholar notes, this could range from a monetary fine to whipping or even the death penalty, depending on the malicious intent of the original accusation.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See the marginal references.
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 19:15–21. FALSE TESTIMONY.
The law of retaliation is sternly laid down here; but it must be administ…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then shall you do to him as he had thought to have done to his brother Inflict the sa…
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Sentence should never be passed upon the testimony of one witness alone. A false witness should suffer the same punishment which he sought to have …
