Deuteronomio 17:4

4 y te fuere dado aviso, y, después que oyeres y hubieres indagado bien, la cosa parece de verdad cierta, que tal abominación ha sido hecha en Israel

Deuteronomio 17:4 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 17:4

And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired
diligently
A report of this kind was not to be neglected; though it was not to be concluded upon as certain by hearsay, it was to be looked into, and the persons that brought it thoroughly examined; so the Targum of Jonathan,

``and inquired the witnesses well,''

what proof and evidence they could give of the fact, who the persons were, when and where, and in what manner the sin was committed:

and, behold, [it be] true, [and] the thing certain;
upon examining the witnesses the case is plain and out of all question:

that such abomination is wrought in Israel;
to do it in any country was abominable, but much more so in the land of Israel, among the professing people of God, who had the knowledge of the true God, and had had so many proofs of his deity, his power and providence, as well as received so many favours and blessings from him, and had such laws and statutes given them as no other people had.

Deuteronomio 17:4 In-Context

2 Cuando se hallare entre los tuyos, en alguna de tus ciudades que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da, hombre, o mujer, que haya hecho mal en ojos del SEÑOR tu Dios traspasando su pacto

3 que hubiere ido y servido a dioses ajenos, y se hubiere inclinado a ellos, o al sol, o a la luna, o a todo el ejército del cielo, lo cual yo no he mandado

4 y te fuere dado aviso, y, después que oyeres y hubieres indagado bien, la cosa parece de verdad cierta, que tal abominación ha sido hecha en Israel

5 entonces sacarás al hombre o a la mujer que hubiere hecho esta mala cosa, a la puerta de la ciudad, hombre o mujer, y los apedrearás con piedras, y así morirán

6 Por dicho de dos o de tres testigos, morirá el que hubiere de morir; no morirá por el dicho de un solo testigo