Deuteronomy 17:6

NETBible

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.

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

"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.

NLT ©

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

MSG ©

But only on the testimony of two or three witnesses may a person be put to death. No one may be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

BBE ©

On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.

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.

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.


KJV
At the mouth
<06310>
of two
<08147>
witnesses
<05707>_,
or three
<07969>
witnesses
<05707>_,
shall he that is worthy of death
<04191> (8714)
be put to death
<04191> (8801)_;
[but] at the mouth
<06310>
of one
<0259>
witness
<05707>
he shall not be put to death
<04191> (8714)_.
NASB ©

"On the evidence
<6310>
of two
<8147>
witnesses
<5707>
or
<176>
three
<7969>
witnesses
<5707>
, he who is to die
<4191>
shall be put
<4191>
to death
<4191>
; he shall not be put
<4191>
to death
<4191>
on the evidence
<6310>
of one
<259>
witness
<5707>
.
LXXM
epi
<1909> 
PREP
dusin
<1417> 
N-NUI
martusin
<3144> 
N-DPM
h
<2228> 
CONJ
epi
<1909> 
PREP
trisin
<5140> 
A-DPM
martusin
<3144> 
N-DPM
apoyaneitai
<599> 
V-FMI-3S
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
apoynhskwn
<599> 
V-PAPNS
ouk
<3364> 
ADV
apoyaneitai
<599> 
V-FMI-3S
ef
<1909> 
PREP
eni
<1519> 
A-DSM
marturi
<3144> 
N-DSM
NET [draft] ITL
At
<05921>
the testimony
<06310>
of two
<08147>
or
<0176>
three
<07969>
witnesses
<05707>
they must be executed
<04191>

<04191>
. They cannot
<03808>
be put to death
<04191>
on
<05921>
the testimony
<06310>
of only one
<0259>
witness
<05707>
.
HEBREW
dxa
<0259>
de
<05707>
yp
<06310>
le
<05921>
tmwy
<04191>
al
<03808>
tmh
<04191>
tmwy
<04191>
Myde
<05707>
hsls
<07969>
wa
<0176>
Myde
<05707>
Myns
<08147>
yp
<06310>
le (17:6)
<05921>