DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON Deuteronomy 17:6 On the evidence of... witnesses. The standard biblical requirement for finding someone guilty of a capital offense is two witnesses (Numbers 35:30). See Deuteronomy 19:16 on penalties for false witnesses. Insisting that the hand of the witnesses shall be first to stone the guilty helps prevent false testimony and adds seriousness to their testimony (compare Deuteronomy 13:9). purge the evil. See Deuteronomy 13:5 and note.

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