Deuteronomy 19:16

If a false ¹  witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime, ² 

Ex 23:1-7; 1Ki 21:10-13; Ps 27:12; Ps 35:11; Mr 14:55-59; Ac 6:13

¹ tn Heb “violent” (חָמָס, khamas). This is a witness whose motivation from the beginning is to do harm to the accused and who, therefore, resorts to calumny and deceit. See I. Swart and C. VanDam, NIDOTTE 2:177-80.

² tn Or “rebellion.” Rebellion against God’s law is in view (cf. NAB “of a defection from the law”).