Deuteronomy 19:15 meaning and explanation

A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Deuteronomy 19:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is instructing Israel as they prepare to live in the land, and this verse sits among laws about cities of refuge and false testimony. It sets a rule of evidence for the community's courts: no one may be convicted of any wrongdoing or sin on the strength of a single witness.

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