BRAGADAYJAH
563
In
giving the second law, God reiterated what He had commanded before, in order to
ensure the newer generation did not forget.
He reiterated the law concerning the Cities of Refuge and the purposes
and operations thereof. He cautioned
against the sacred landmark and directed, “Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor’s
landmark which they have long established as their inheritance. The need for
two or more witnesses who accused a man of crime was reaffirmed. “One witness
shall not rise up against a man for any inquiry for any sin that he sins.” For
two or three witnesses are required before a man could be convicted of crime.
If a witness rises up and accuses a man falsely, then the false witness and the
person accused shall be made to appear before the Lord and before the Judges
and the priest. And the judges shall make diligent inquiry, and if it turns out
that the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely, then he shall
be condemned as he sought to condemn his brother and be treated likewise; that
those who remain, shall see and hear and fear; and your eyes shall not pity
him; but life shall go for life; eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand
and foot for foot.
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