Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
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Gill's Exposition
Whoso killeth any person,.... Willingly, and through enmity and malice:
the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of two witnesses; which is repeated partly to show, that this law concerning…
Barnes' Notes
By the mouth of witnesses - i. e. two witnesses, at the least (compare the marginal references). The provisions of this and the following verses protect the enactments of this chapter from abuse. The…
Adam Clarke
But one witness shall not testify against any - This was a just and necessary provision. One may be mistaken, or so violently prejudiced as to impose even on his own judgment, or so wicked as to…
Cambridge Bible
one witness shall not testify&c. This re-enforces the law of Deu 17:6. In Deu 19:15 three, or at least two, witnesses are required to substantiate any charge (cf. Mat 18:16).
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