Laws Concerning Witnesses

19:14 You must not encroach on your neighbor’s property,28 which will have been defined29 in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the Lord your God is giving you.30

19:15 A single witness may not testify31 against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established32 only on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 19:16 If a false33 witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,34 19:17 then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges35 who will be in office in those days. 19:18 The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,36 19:19 you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge37 evil from among you. 19:20 The rest of the people will hear and become afraid to keep doing such evil among you. 19:21 You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.38