If a false witness rise up against any man In a court of judicature:
to testify against him: that which is not true of him, let it be in what case it will; Aben Ezra instances in idolatry, but it holds good of any other.
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Deuteronomy 19:16 In-Context
14 Never move your neighbor's original boundary marker on any property in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
15 One witness is never enough to convict someone of a crime, offense, or sin he may have committed. Cases must be settled based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
16 This is what you must do whenever a witness takes the stand to accuse a person falsely of a crime.
17 The two people involved must stand in the LORD's presence, in front of the priests and judges who are serving at that time.
18 The judges must make a thorough investigation. If it is found that the witness lied when he testified against the other Israelite,