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One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
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Verse 15. One would suffice to make an enquiry into the affair, and to oblige the person accused, in pecuniary matters, to take an oath that he owed nothing. Maimonides.—Stand. This expression was become proverbial, to denote the certainty of a thing. Matthew 18:16. 2 Corinthians 13:1. Two witnesses can not so easily carry on a cheat, ( Calmet.) as was seen in the case of Susanna. Bible.—The law is satisfied with moral certainty. Calmet.
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