NET Bible
"At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness."
— Deuteronomy 17:6, NET Bible
“At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.”
“At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. ”
“At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.”
“By the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he die that is to be slain. Let no man be put to death, when only one beareth witness against him.”
“On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.”
“At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.”
by serving other gods and worshiping them– the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship.
When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,
you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing– that very man or woman– and you must stone that person to death.
At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.
You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.