Num 35:30 | NETfull | STEP | “Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses; but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.

Numbers 35:30

30 “Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony ^{▼▼ Heb “ at the mouth of”; the metonymy stresses it is at their report.} of witnesses; but one witness cannot ^{▼▼ The verb should be given the nuance of imperfect of potentiality.} testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.