6On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.
7The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.
8If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;
9And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:
10And you are to be guided by the decision they give in the place named by the Lord, and do whatever they say:
11Acting in agreement with their teaching and the decision they give: not turning to one side or the other from the word they have given you.
12And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.
