Deuteronomy 19:17

Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power;

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In The King James Version

Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

In Context

16If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,

18And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother,

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Cross References

Exodus 21:6Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.

Deuteronomy 17:9And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:

Malachi 2:7For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 19:15-21

False Witnesses. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. 16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is… Read the whole commentary →

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