And this is told thee, and hearing it thou hast inquired diligently, and found it to be true, and that the abomination is committed in Israel:
Doth our law judge any man, unless it first hear him, and know what he doth?
And when after most diligent inquisition they shall find that the false witness hath told a lie against his brother:
It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.
So as to go and serve strange gods, and adore them, the sun and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which I have not commanded:
Thou shalt bring forth the man or the woman, who have committed that most wicked thing, to the gates of thy city, and they shall be stoned.
But if what he charged her with be true, and virginity be not found in the damsel:
Thou shalt forthwith kill the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, and shalt destroy it and all things that are in it, even the cattle.