Deuteronomy 19:20

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 19:20 in Other Translations

20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.

20 And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you.

20 Then the rest of the people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing.

20 People will hear of what you've done and be impressed; that will put a stop to this kind of evil among you.

20 Then everyone else will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything evil like this among you.

Deuteronomy 19:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 19:20

And those which remain shall hear, and fear
Those which survive the false witness shall hear of the punishment inflicted on him, and fear to commit the like sin, lest they should be punished in like manner.

Deuteronomy 19:20 In-Context

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

19 then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party. 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.

21 Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 13:11; Deuteronomy 17:13; Deuteronomy 21:21