DEUTERONOMY — 19:15 witness Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, SEFERPage(s): 40 DEUT958 If a single individual testifies before a beis din regarding a sin that someone committed, then he violates the prohibition of לֹֽא־יָקוּם֩ עֵ֨ד אֶחָ֜ד בְּאִ֗ישׁ לְכָל־עָוֹן֙, “A single witness shall not testify about a person regarding any sin or wrongdoing" (Devarim 19:15). Since the testimony of this single witness cannot obligate anyone to pay money or take an oath, nor can it negate another person's good standing, he is considered to have disgraced the other person for no reason, and based in his obligated to punish him with lashes (malkos) for what he did. SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:15 witness Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-DEUTPage(s): 180 DEUT959 If one is the solitary witness to an illicit act of his neighbor, he is forbidden to testify against him, it being written: "One witness shall not rise against a man," so that he would only be giving him an evil reputation [without accomplishing anything in terms of judgment] (Pesachim 113b) SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:15 witnesses Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, DORFFDRAGPage(s): 114 ft. 2 DEUT962 See [[DEUT848]] Deuteronomy 16:20 justice DORFFDRAG 114-5 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:16 false Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, GATESPage(s): 365 DEUT963 The fourth category [of liars]--One who lies when repeating what he has heard [from others,] deliberately changing some of the facts. He gains no benefit from his lying, nor causes loss to others; nonetheless, he acts this way out of a love for falsehood, rather than speaking everlasting righteousness [Tehillim 52:5; i.e., the truth]. Sometimes he [even] fabricates the entirety of what he recounts! In one respect, the punishment of such a person is less severe, since he has caused no loss to another through his lies and rashness [Yirmeyahu 23:32; i.e., through his flippant attitude]. But he is severely punished for his audacity and his love a falsehood; and his transgression is a heavy one, for he loves it [for its own sake] without deriving benefit. Shlomo, a"h, said (Mishlei 6:19), "One who speaks lies, a false witness." What this means is: if you see a person speaking lies in his conversations and when recounting things, know that this quality will bring him to give false testimony against his brother--to testify something totally fictitious about him [Devarim 19:16; see Rashi] -- due to his love of falsehood. (Continued at [[GEN1607]] Genesis 50:16 message GATES 367) SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:18 false Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, DORFFDRAGPage(s): 115 DEUT964 See [[DEUT848]] Deuteronomy 16:20 justice DORFFDRAG 114-5 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:18 investigation Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, OXFORDPage(s): 482 DEUT965 See [[DEUT846]] Deuteronomy 16:19 partiality OXFORD 482 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:19 midst Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, AMJVPage(s): 354 DEUT966 See [[DEUT610]] Deuteronomy 13:6 death AMJV 354 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:19 schemed Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, TELVOL1Page(s): 420 DEUT967 Biblical law exacts what is, as far as I know, a unique and uniquely fair punishment for false witnesses: "And you shall do to them what they schemed to do [to their victim]" [this verse] Thus, lying witnesses who make a false claim of $10,000 should themselves be fined $10,000, well Jewish law rules that witnesses who tried to have capital punishment inflicted on an innocent person pay that penalty themselves. SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:19 sweep Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, OXFORDPage(s): 39 DEUT968 See [[EXOD332]] Exodus 19:6 nation OXFORD 38-9 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
DEUTERONOMY — 19:21 pity Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9), Source Book Keys, BLOCHPage(s): 64 DEUT970 See [[DEUT359]] Deuteronomy 19:13 pity BLOCH 64 SHOW FULL EXCERPT