Deuteronomio 19:17

17 presentinsi que’ due uomini, tra cui sarà quella lite, davanti al Signore, nel cospetto de’ Sacerdoti e de’ Giudici che saranno in quel tempo.

Deuteronomio 19:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 19:17

Then both the men between whom the controversy is
The man that bears the false witness, and the man against whom it is borne:

shall stand before the Lord;
as in the presence of him, the omniscient God, and as represented by judges and civil magistrates, whose vicegerents they are; so it seems to be explained in the next words, which are exegetical of these:

before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days;
which shall compose the sanhedrim, or court of judicature; and this seems to confirm it, that by priest and judge, in ( Deuteronomy 17:9 Deuteronomy 17:12 ) are meant priests and judges; Jarchi says, this Scripture speaks of witnesses, that is, of the false witness that testifies wrong against a man, and another that contradicts his testimony, and teaches that there is no witness by women; and so it is elsewhere said ^F1, an oath of witness is made by men, and not by women; on which it is observed ^F2 that a woman is not fit to bear witness, as it is written,

then both the men
men and not women; and the above writer remarks further, that it teaches that they ought to bear testimony standing.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 Misn. Shebuot, c. 4. sect. 1.
F2 Bartenora in ib.

Deuteronomio 19:17 In-Context

15 Non presentisi un testimonio solo contro ad alcuno, per testimoniar di alcuna iniquità o peccato ch’egli abbia commesso; sia il fatto verificato per lo dire di due o di tre testimoni.

16 Quando un testimonio si leverà contro ad alcuno, per testimoniar contr’a lui d’apostasia,

17 presentinsi que’ due uomini, tra cui sarà quella lite, davanti al Signore, nel cospetto de’ Sacerdoti e de’ Giudici che saranno in quel tempo.

18 E se i Giudici, dopo diligente inchiesta, trovano che quel testimonio sia falso testimonio, e che abbia testimoniato il falso contro al suo fratello,

19 fategli come egli avea deliberato di fare al suo fratello; e togli via il male del mezzo di te.