18The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against his brother,


In Context

15 One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

16 If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime,

17 the two men involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.

18 The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against his brother,

19 then do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.

20 The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and never again will such an evil thing be done among you.

Deuteronomy 19:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:18And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:18And when after most diligent inquisition, they shall find that the false witness hath told a lie against his brother:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and behold, if the witness is a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:18and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness is a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:18And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;