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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“When you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone’s land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property.
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“You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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“If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,
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then both the accuser and accused must appear before the LORD by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time.
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The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite,