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deuteronomy_17:6

Deuteronomy 17:6

Hebrew
ESV
On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of 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.
NLT
But never put a person to death on the testimony of only one witness. There must always be two or three witnesses.
LXX
ἐπὶ δυσὶν μάρτυσιν ἐπὶ τρισὶν μάρτυσιν ἀποθανεῖται plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀποθνῄσκων οὐκ ἀποθανεῖται ἐφ ἑνὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἷς

gree

Meaning:

* One * First * One thing * Alone * Individual * One ma * Someone

εἷς is the cardinal number (“one”). Sometimes it functions as a indefinitely pronoun (“someone” or “a certain one”). It agrees in gender, number and case with the noun it modifies. Occurs a little under 350 times in the New Testament.Matthew 8:19John 10:30
μάρτυρι
KJV
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Deuteronomy 17:5 ← Deuteronomy 17:6 → Deuteronomy 17:7

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