THEOSISNumbers 35:30Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The murderer shall be punished by witnesses: none shall be condemned upon the evidence of one man.
כָּל־מַ֨כֵּה־נֶ֔פֶשׁ לְפִ֣י עֵדִ֔ים יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וְעֵ֣ד אֶחָ֔ד לֹא־יַעֲנֶ֥ה בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ לָמֽוּת׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Heb 10:28A man making void the law of Moses dieth without any mercy under two or three witnesses:
- Matt 18:16And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.
- Deut 19:15One 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.
- 2 Cor 13:1Behold, this is the third time I am coming to you: In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word stand.
- John 8:17And in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
- John 8:18I am one that give testimony of myself: and the Father that sent me giveth testimony of me.
- 1 Tim 5:19Against a priest receive not an accusation, but under two or three witnesses.
- Rev 11:3And I will give unto my two witnesses: and they shall prophesy, a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.