Deuteronomio 19:17

17 i due uomini fra i quali ha luogo la contestazione compariranno davanti all’Eterno, davanti ai sacerdoti e ai giudici in carica in que’ giorni.

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 Un solo testimone non sarà sufficiente contro ad alcuno, qualunque sia il delitto o il peccato che questi abbia commesso; il fatto sarà stabilito sulla deposizione di due o di tre testimoni.

16 Quando un testimonio iniquo si leverà contro qualcuno per accusarlo d’un delitto,

17 i due uomini fra i quali ha luogo la contestazione compariranno davanti all’Eterno, davanti ai sacerdoti e ai giudici in carica in que’ giorni.

18 I giudici faranno una diligente inchiesta; e se quel testimonio risulta un testimonio falso, che ha deposto il falso contro il suo fratello,

19 farete a lui quello ch’egli avea intenzione di fare al suo fratello. Così torrai via il male di mezzo a te.