“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall certainly be put to death.
Numbers 35:30 - The Scriptures 2009 Whoever strikes a being, the murderer shall be executed by the mouth of witnesses, but one witness does not bear witness against someone to die. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever kills any person [intentionally], the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but no one shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. American Standard Version (1901) Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die. Common English Bible Anyone who kills another will be executed on the evidence of witnesses. But one witness alone cannot testify against a person for a death sentence. Catholic Public Domain Version The punishment of a murderer shall be based upon testimony; but no one shall be condemned upon the testimony of only one person. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The murderer shall be punished by witnesses: none shall be condemned upon the evidence of one man. |
“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall certainly be put to death.
‘And a man who strikes the being of any man shall certainly be put to death.
But if he has stricken him with an instrument of iron, so that he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall certainly be put to death.
And take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall certainly be put to death.
But if he does not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might be established.’
Does our Torah judge the man unless it hears first from him and knows what he is doing?
This is the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.”
“One witness does not rise up against a man concerning any crookedness or any sin that he commits. At the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses a matter is established.
Cursed is he who strikes his neighbour secretly.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’
Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses.
Anyone who has disregarded the Torah of Mosheh dies without compassion on the witness of two or three witnesses.
“And I shall give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clad in sackcloth.”