Deuteronomy - 19:20



20 Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of you.

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That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things.
And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.
and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;
And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.
Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall hereafter commit no more any such evil in the midst of you.
Then the others, upon hearing this, will be afraid, and they will by no means dare to do such things.
Et qui remanserint, audient ac timebunt, nec addent facere ultra malum simile huic in medio tui.

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And those which remain shall hear, and fear,.... Those which survive the false witness shall hear of the punishment inflicted on him, and fear to commit the like sin, lest they should be punished in like manner.

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