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# General Information:
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Moses is still speaking to the people of Israel.
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# One sole witness
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"A single witness" or "Only one witness"
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# must not rise up against a man
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Here "rise up" means to stand up in court and speak against someone to a judge. AT: "must not speak to the judges about something bad that a man did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# in any matter that he sins
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"anytime that a man does something bad"
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# at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses
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Here "mouth" represents what the witnesses say. It is implied that there must be at least two or three witnesses. AT: "at the testimony of at least two or three people" or "based on what at least two or three people say happened" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# must any matter be confirmed
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "will you confirm that the man is guilty" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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