19:18Deuteronomy 19:18

Deuteronomy 19:18 belongs to Moses's review of the law for the new generation given just before his death, forming part of the second of the three addresses that make up Deuteronomy in chapters 5 to 26, the section from which the book is named Deuteronomy meaning the second law or duplicate of the law.RH Feb 24, 1916 It requires the judges to make diligent investigation to determine whether a witness has testified falsely against another person, carefully examining the accusation and the charge brought forward.ST May 13, 1913+4

In its legal setting a matter is established by two or three witnesses, not by one alone.ST May 13, 1913 The witnesses must agree in their testimony.ST May 13, 1903 If investigation proves the witness false and exposes the testimony as false, the false witness must receive the punishment he intended for the accused, including the punishment that would have fallen on the accused if convicted, so that false testimony is subject to the penalty prescribed for the harm it sought to bring about.ST May 13, 1913+4 This safeguard helped protect people's lives against false testimony.ST May 13, 1913+1 This rule also guards a person's property and reputation against false testimony.ST May 13, 1913