Verse List for DEU 19:15

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OET (OET-RV) A single witness must not be used to condemn anyone—a matter must only be considered proven if there’s at least two or three witnesses.

OET-LV not a _witness he _will _stand one in_anyone to/from_all/each/any/every iniquity and_to/for_all sin in_all sin which he _will _sin on the_mouth _of two _of witnesses or on the_mouth _of three witnesses a _matter it _will _stand.

ULT One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins; upon the mouth of two witnesses or upon the mouth of three witnesses a matter may be raised.

UST When someone accuses another person of any kind of wrong activity or of sinning in any way, one person who says, ‘I saw him do it’ is not enough to convict him. There must be at least two or three people who say that they saw him do it in order for the judge to accept that what he says is true.

BSB & MSB A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing [or] sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.[fn]

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE & WMBB One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

NET A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

LSV One witness does not rise against a man for any iniquity and for any sin, in any sin which he sins; by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses is a thing established.

FBV The evidence given by a single witness is not enough to prove a sin or a crime against someone, never mind what offense they are alleged to have committed. The facts must be confirmed by the evidence given by two or three witnesses.

T4T “If someone is accused of committing a crime, one ◄witness/person who says, ‘I saw him do it’► is not enough. There must be at least two ◄witnesses/people who say, ‘We saw him do it’►. If there is only one witness, the judge must not believe that what he says is true.

LEB _⌊The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict_⌋[fn] with respect to any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person[fn] committed; on the _⌊evidence_⌋[fn] of two witnesses or on the _⌊evidence_⌋[fn] of three witnesses _⌊a charge shall be sustained_⌋.[fn]

BBE One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS 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 a matter be establishment

ASV 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 a matter be established.

DRA One witness shall not rise up against any man, whatsoever the sin or wickedness be: but in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall stand.

YLT 'One witness doth not rise against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he sinneth; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, is a thing established.

Drby One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

RV 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 a matter be established.
(One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth/sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.)

SLT One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he shall sin; by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses the word shall be established.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.
(¶ One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth/sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.)

KJB-1611 ¶ One witnesse shall not rise vp against a man for any iniquitie, or for any sinne, in any sinne that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be stablished.
(¶ One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth/sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be strengthened/made_firm.)

Bshps One witnesse shall not rise agaynst a man for any maner trespasse, or for any maner sinne, or for any maner fault that he offendeth in: but at the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall the matter be stablished.
(One witness shall not rise against a man for any manner trespass, or for any manner sin, or for any manner fault that he offendeth in: but at the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall the matter be strengthened/made_firm.)

Gnva One witnes shall not rise against a man for any trespasse, or for any sinne, or for any fault that hee offendeth in, but at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses shall the matter be stablished.
(One witness shall not rise against a man for any trespass, or for any sin, or for any fault that he offendeth in, but at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses shall the matter be strengthened/made_firm.)

Cvdl One witnesse shal not stonde vp alone agaynst a man, ouer eny trespace or synne, what maner of synne so euer it be, yt a man can do, but in the mouth of two or thre witnesses shal euery matter be stablished.
(One witness shall not stand up alone against a man, over any trespass or sin, what manner of sin so ever it be, it a man can do, but in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every matter be strengthened/made_firm.)

Wycl O witnesse schal not stonde ayens ony man, what euer thing it is of synne and of wickidnesse; but ech word schal stonde in the mouth of tweyne ethir of thre witnessis.
(Oh witness shall not stand against any man, what ever thing it is of sin and of wickedness; but each word shall stand in the mouth of twain/two_or_both either of three witnesses.)

Luth Es soll kein einzelner Zeuge wider jemand auftreten über irgend einer Missetat oder Sünde, es sei, welcherlei Sünde es sei, die man tun kann, sondern in dem Munde zweier oder dreier Zeugen soll die Sache bestehen.
(It should no/not individual witness(n) against someone appear/arise above any one/a misdeed/iniquity or sin(n), it be, which_kind sin(n) it be, the man do/put can, rather in to_him mouth two or three witnesses(n) should the matter consist.)

ClVg Non stabit testis unus contra aliquem, quidquid illud peccati, et facinoris fuerit: sed in ore duorum aut trium testium stabit omne verbum.[fn]
(Not/No will_stand testis one on_the_contrary someone, whatever it/this/that of_sin, and facinoris has_been: but in/into/on vocally of_two or three of_witnesses will_stand everything the_word/saying.)

UHB לֹֽא־יָקוּם֩ עֵ֨ד אֶחָ֜ד בְּ⁠אִ֗ישׁ לְ⁠כָל־עָוֺן֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠כָל־חַטָּ֔את בְּ⁠כָל־חֵ֖טְא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶֽחֱטָ֑א עַל־פִּ֣י ׀ שְׁנֵ֣י עֵדִ֗ים א֛וֹ עַל־פִּ֥י שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־עֵדִ֖ים יָק֥וּם דָּבָֽר׃ ‡

BrLXX Οὐκ ἐμμενεῖ μάρτυς εἷς μαρτυρῆσαι κατὰ ἀνθρώπου κατὰ πᾶσαν ἀδικίαν, καὶ κατὰ πᾶν ἁμάρτημα, καὶ κατὰ πᾶσαν ἁμαρτίαν, ἣν ἐὰν ἁμάρτῃ· ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων, καὶ ἐπὶ στόματος τριῶν μαρτύρων, στήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα.

BrTr One witness shall not [fn]stand to testify against a man for any iniquity, or for any fault, or for any sin which he may commit; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, shall every word be established.