King James Version
Deuteronomy 19:16 in the King James Version says “If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; that: or, falling away” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; that: or, falling away”
Deuteronomy 19:16 · KJV
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; that: or, falling away
Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“rise up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“witness”
H5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e., prince
“against any man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“to testify”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
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