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Deuteronomy 17:6

qOn the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.

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Deuteronomy 17:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But never put a person to death on the testimony of only one witness. There must always be two or three witnesses.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

There must be two or three witnesses that it is true before the person is put to death; if there is only one witness, the person should not be put to death.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

On the evidence of two or three witnesses the death sentence shall be executed; a person must not be put to death on the evidence of only one witness.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

On the evidence of two or three witnesses the person shall be put to death. The person shall not be put to death by the mouth of one witness.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The witness of two or three people is required to put someone to death. No one can be put to death because of what only one witness says. It needs the witness of two or three people.

Deuteronomy 17:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“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.


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