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xvii_o 6._o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o three_o witness_n shall_v the_o matter_n be_v establish_v the_o accusation_n shall_v stand_v or_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n ver._n 16._o if_o a_o false_a witness_n rise_v up_o against_o any_o man_n to_o verse_n 16_o testify_v against_o he_o that_o which_o be_v wrong_a in_o any_o matter_n whether_o against_o god_n or_o against_o man._n for_o though_o one_o witness_n can_v not_o condemn_v another_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v he_o be_v a_o false_a witness_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o condemn_v himself_o ver._n 17._o then_o both_o the_o man_n between_o who_o the_o controversy_n verse_n 17_o be_v that_o be_v the_o accuser_n and_o the_o person_n accuse_v shall_v stand_v before_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v to_o come_v in_o case_n obscure_a to_o the_o supreme_a court_n where_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v settle_v who_o sit_v it_o be_v likely_a at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n see_v 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against_o his_o brother_n if_o upon_o strict_a examination_n he_o be_v find_v to_o have_v give_v a_o false_a evidence_n against_o his_o brother_n in_o a_o matter_n which_o touch_v his_o estate_n or_o his_o body_n or_o his_o life_n verse_n 19_o ver._n 19_o then_o shall_v you_o do_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o have_v think_v to_o have_v do_v unto_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v say_v maimonides_n if_o he_o design_v to_o have_v take_v away_o his_o brother_n life_n he_o be_v to_o lose_v his_o own_o if_o to_o have_v have_v he_o scourge_v he_o be_v to_o be_v lash_v himself_o if_o to_o lose_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n he_o be_v to_o be_v fine_v the_o very_a same_o sum._n more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xli_o but_o though_o in_o most_o case_n a_o false_a witness_n be_v to_o suffer_v the_o very_a same_o kind_n of_o punishment_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v bring_v upon_o another_o if_o his_o testimony_n have_v not_o be_v disprove_v yet_o in_o some_o it_o be_v not_o exact_o observe_v as_o if_o one_o false_o accuse_v a_o priest_n daughter_n of_o play_v the_o whore_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v burn_v as_o she_o shall_v have_v be_v but_o to_o be_v strangle_v as_o a_o adulterer_n so_o j._n coach_n observe_v upon_o the_o title_n maccoth_n ad_fw-la cap._n i._n where_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o false_a testimony_n be_v handle_v but_o some_o foolish_a decision_n be_v make_v by_o the_o rabbin_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o sadducee_n as_o he_o observe_v in_o his_o annot._n 20._o in_o sect._n 6._o among_o the_o athenian_n there_o be_v a_o action_n lie_v not_o only_o against_o a_o false_a witness_n but_o against_o the_o person_n who_o produce_v he_o upon_o who_o they_o set_v a_o fine_a and_o they_o be_v make_v infamous_a and_o if_o they_o be_v find_v thrice_o guilty_a of_o this_o crime_n not_o only_o they_o but_o their_o posterity_n be_v make_v infamous_a throughout_o all_o generation_n as_o sam._n petitus_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o andocides_n and_o other_o lib._n iu._n in_o leges_fw-la attica_n tit._n vii_o p._n 359._o it_o be_v something_o strange_a they_o be_v not_o more_o severe_a against_o such_o offender_n many_o of_o their_o law_n be_v plain_o borrow_v from_o moses_n and_o among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n false_a witness_n be_v throw_v down_o from_o the_o tarpeian_a rock_n as_o a._n gellius_n tell_v we_o lib._n xx._n cap._n i._n which_o be_v alter_v indeed_o in_o latter_a time_n for_o such_o punishment_n as_o the_o judge_n think_v they_o merit_v but_o he_o there_o tell_v phavorinus_n that_o if_o the_o old_a punishment_n have_v continue_v to_o their_o day_n they_o shall_v not_o have_v have_v so_o many_o false_a testimony_n give_v as_o they_o then_o see_v so_o shall_v thou_o put_v the_o evil_a away_o from_o among_o you_o this_o may_v be_v understand_v either_o of_o the_o false_a witness_n or_o of_o his_o crime_n the_o guilt_n of_o which_o be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o it_o ver._n 20._o and_o those_o that_o remain_v the_o remainder_n verse_n 20_o of_o israel_n who_o see_v he_o suffer_v in_o his_o kind_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n the_o end_n of_o punishment_n be_v to_o deter_v other_o from_o such_o wickedness_n see_v xiii_o 11._o xvii_o 13._o and_o shall_v henceforth_o commit_v no_o more_o any_o such_o avil_n among_o you_o learn_v to_o beware_v by_o other_o man_n suffering_n ver._n 21._o and_o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v he_o speak_v to_o verse_n 21_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v not_o out_o of_o compassion_n to_o moderate_v the_o punishment_n but_o make_v it_o equal_a to_o the_o damage_n he_o intend_v to_o another_o example_n he_o give_v of_o this_o in_o the_o word_n follow_v life_n shall_v go_v for_o life_n eye_n for_o eye_n tooth_n for_o tooth_n hand_n for_o hand_n foot_n for_o foot_n concern_v this_o lex_fw-la talionis_fw-la see_v xxi_o exod._n 23_o 24_o 25._o xxiv_o levit._n 19_o 20._o and_o see_v grotius_n on_o five_o matth._n 38_o 40._o where_o he_o 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