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And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Lorsque quelqu'un, après avoir été mis sous serment comme témoin, péchera en ne déclarant pas ce qu'il a vu ou ce qu'il sait, il restera chargé de sa faute.

KJV

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

Patristic reading

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  • Eusebius of Caesarea

    Demonstratio Evangelica

    ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ τῆς γῆς.” Καὶ δεύτερον δὲ νόμον τίθησιν οὕτως ἔχοντα 3 Deut. 27, 26. 12 Levit. 4, 28. 30 Levit. 5, 1. “ἐὰν δὲ ψυχὴ ἀκούσῃ φωνὴν ὁρκισμοῦ, καὶ οὗτος μάρτυς ἢ ἑώρακεν, ἢ σύνοιδεν, ἐὰν μὴ ἀπαγγείλῃ, λήψεται τὴν ἁμαρτίαν.” Τί οὖν χρὴ τοῦτον ποιεῖν ἀλλ’ ἢ λαβόντα μετὰ χεῖρ…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    tted to him by his friend." Therefore a man is not bound to accuse. On the contrary, It is written ( Lev. 5:1 ): "If any one sin, and hear the voice of one swearing, and is a witness either because he himself hath seen, or is privy to it: if he do not utter it, he shall bear his…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    ld it seem lawful to impose an oath on one who swears falsely. Objection 3: Further, it is written ( Lev. 5:1 ): "If anyone sin, and hear the voice of one swearing falsely [*'Falsely' is not in the Vulgate'], and is a witness either because he himself hath seen, or is privy to it…

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