Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party. You must purge the evil from among you. New Living Translation you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you. English Standard Version then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. Berean Standard Bible you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you. King James Bible Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. New King James Version then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you. New American Standard Bible then you shall do to him just as he had planned to do to his brother. So you shall eliminate the evil from among you. NASB 1995 then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you. NASB 1977 then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you. Legacy Standard Bible then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. Thus you shall purge the evil from among you. Amplified Bible then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you. Christian Standard Bible you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from you. Holman Christian Standard Bible you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from you. American Standard Version then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. English Revised Version then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation then do to him what he planned to do to the other person. You must get rid of this evil. Good News Translation you are to receive the punishment the accused would have received. In this way your nation will get rid of this evil. International Standard Version do to him just as he intended to do to his relative. By doing this you will purge evil from your midst. Majority Standard Bible you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you. NET Bible you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you. New Heart English Bible then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you. Webster's Bible Translation Then shall ye do to him, as he had thought to do to his brother: so shalt thou remove the evil from among you. World English Bible then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthen you have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and you have put away evil out of your midst, Young's Literal Translation 'Then ye have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst, Smith's Literal Translation And ye did to him as he purposed to do to his brother: and put away evil from the midst of thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey shall render to him as he meant to do to his brother, and thou shalt take away the evil out of the midst of thee: Catholic Public Domain Version they shall render to him just as he intended to do to his brother. And so shall you take away the evil from your midst. New American Bible you shall do to the false witness just as that false witness planned to do to the other. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. New Revised Standard Version then you shall do to the false witness just as the false witness had meant to do to the other. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother; so shall you put the evil away from among you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do to him as he plotted to do to his brother and uproot evil from among you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917then shall ye do unto him, as he had purposed to do unto his brother; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation then shall ye do to him as he wickedly devised to do against his brother, and thou shalt remove the evil from yourselves. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses…18The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you. 20Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.… Cross References Exodus 21:23-25 But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life— / eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, / burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe. Leviticus 24:19-20 If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: / fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him. Matthew 7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets. Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape. Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. Matthew 5:38-39 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ / But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” 1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. Numbers 35:30 If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness. 1 Timothy 5:19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Hebrews 10:30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” Psalm 7:15-16 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 35:8 May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created. Treasury of Scripture Then shall you do to him, as he had thought to have done to his brother: so shall you put the evil away from among you. Then shall Proverbs 19:5,9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape… Jeremiah 14:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. Daniel 6:24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. so shalt Deuteronomy 13:5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. Deuteronomy 17:7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you. Deuteronomy 19:20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. Jump to Previous Devised Evil Intended Meant Midst Purge Purpose Purposed Remove ThoughtJump to Next Devised Evil Intended Meant Midst Purge Purpose Purposed Remove ThoughtDeuteronomy 19 1. The cities of refuge4. The privilege thereof for the manslayer 14. The landmark is not to be removed 15. At least two witnesses are required 16. the punishment of a false witness You must do to him This phrase underscores the principle of justice and retribution that is central to the Mosaic Law. The Hebrew root here is "עָשָׂה" (asah), meaning "to do" or "to make." It implies an active response to wrongdoing, emphasizing that justice is not passive but requires deliberate action. In the historical context of ancient Israel, this directive served to maintain social order and deter false accusations by ensuring that the punishment fit the crime. as he intended to do to his brother You must purge the evil from among you Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew you must doוַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶם (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make to him as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he intended זָמַ֖ם (zā·mam) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2161: To consider, purpose, devise to do לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make to his brother. לְאָחִ֑יו (lə·’ā·ḥîw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) You must purge וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ (ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish the evil הָרָ֖ע (hā·rā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil from among you. מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ (miq·qir·be·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center Links Deuteronomy 19:19 NIVDeuteronomy 19:19 NLT Deuteronomy 19:19 ESV Deuteronomy 19:19 NASB Deuteronomy 19:19 KJV Deuteronomy 19:19 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 19:19 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 19:19 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 19:19 French Bible Deuteronomy 19:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 19:19 Then you shall do to him as (Deut. 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