Deuteronomy 19:20

20 "¹The rest will hear and be afraid, and will never again * do such an evil thing 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 shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely,

19 then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you.

20 "The rest will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you.

21 "Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Cross References

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