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And the judgesוְ הַשֹּׁפְטִיםshall inquireדָרְשׁוּthoroughly,הֵיטֵבand look,וְהִנֵּהif the witnessעֵדis a falseשֶׁקֶרwitness,הָעֵדif he has testifiedעָנָהfalselyשֶׁקֶרagainst his brother,בְאָחִיו
Deuteronomy 19:18
Study it in the app“And the judges shall inquire thoroughly, and look, if the witness is a false witness, if he has testified falsely against his brother,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 19:18, word by word
- And the judgesשֹּׁפְטִיםshoftim
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shoftim” appears- shall inquireדָרְשׁוּdarshu
require
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “darshu” appears- thoroughlyהֵיטֵבhetev
be glad
For the heart to be glad, or to do something with care.
Where else “hetev” appears- if the witnessעֵדed
witness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ed” appears- is a falseשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- if he has testifiedעָנָהana
testify
To speak before a judge as a witness, for or against someone.
Where else “ana” appears- against his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears
The context
17then both the men who have the dispute shall stand before YHWH, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.
18 · This verse (above)
19then you shall do to him as he planned to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you.