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Deuteronomy 19:15

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.
Deuteronomy 19:15
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

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

  1. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. יָקוּם֩ya.Kum“he will stand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  3. עֵ֨ד'ed“a witness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵד · “witness” · Strong's H5707
  4. אֶחָ֜ד'e.Chad“one”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  5. בְּאִ֗ישׁbe.'Ish“in anyone”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  6. לְכָל־le.khol“to any”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. עָוֹן֙'a.Von“iniquity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָוֺן · “crime” · Strong's H5771G
  8. וּלְכָל־u.le.khol-“and to any”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. חַטָּ֔אתcha.Tat“sin”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַטָּאת · “sin” · Strong's H2403B
  10. בְּכָל־be.khol“in any”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. חֵ֖טְאchet'“sin”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵטְא · “sin” · Strong's H2399
  12. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. יֶֽחֱטָ֑אye.che.Ta'“he will sin”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  14. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. פִּ֣י׀pi“[the] mouth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “word” · Strong's H6310I
  16. שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei“two”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  17. עֵדִ֗ים'e.Dim“witnesses”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵד · “witness” · Strong's H5707
  18. א֛וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  19. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  20. פִּ֥יpi“[the] mouth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “word” · Strong's H6310I
  21. שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-“three”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  22. עֵדִ֖ים'e.Dim“witnesses”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵד · “witness” · Strong's H5707
  23. יָק֥וּםya.Kum“it will stand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  24. דָּבָֽר׃da.Var“a matter”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)