Deuteronomy 19:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime,

New Living Translation
“If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,

English Standard Version
If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,

Berean Study Bible
If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

New American Standard Bible
If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,

NASB 1995
"If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

NASB 1977
“If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

Amplified Bible
If a malicious witness rises up against a man to [falsely] accuse him of wrongdoing,

Christian Standard Bible
“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

Contemporary English Version
If you accuse someone of a crime, but seem to be lying,

Good News Translation
If any of you try to harm another by false accusations,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what you must do whenever a witness takes the stand to accuse a person falsely of a crime.

International Standard Version
When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,

NET Bible
If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

New King James Version
If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

King James 2000 Bible
If a false witness rises up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

New Heart English Bible
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

World English Bible
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

American King James Version
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

American Standard Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,

A Faithful Version
If a false witness rises up purposing to do harm against any man to accuse him of wrongdoing,

Darby Bible Translation
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;

English Revised Version
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing;

Webster's Bible Translation
If a false witness shall rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If a false witnesse rise vp against a man to accuse him of trespasse,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If a false witnesse rise vp agaynst a man, to accuse hym of trespasse:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But yf an vnrighteous wytnesse stonde vp agaynst eny man, to testifye eny trespace vpon him,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf an vnrighteous witnesse ryse vp agenst a man to accuse him of trespace:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
When a violent witness rises against a man to testify against him apostasy,

Young's Literal Translation
'When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy,

Smith's Literal Translation
If a witness of wrong shall rise up against a man to testify apostasy against him;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If a lying witness stand against a man, accusing him of transgression,

Catholic Public Domain Version
If a lying witness will have stood against a man, accusing him of a transgression,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if a false witness shall arise against a man and will testify evil against him;

Lamsa Bible
If a false witness rise up against any man, and testify against him that which is wrong;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him;
















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