Hebrews 10:28

Hebrews 10:28

He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

a. NLT: For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

b. NIV: Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

c. YLT: any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die,

d. Amplified Bible: Any person who has violated and [thus] rejected and set at naught the Law of Moses is put to death without pity or mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

e. Worrell Translation: Anyone, having set aside Moses’ law, dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses;

1. “He that despised Moses' law…”

a. He [5100 * tis] [Strong: an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).]

b. that despised [114 * atheteo] [Strong: from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 5087; to set aside, i.e. (by implication) to disesteem, neutralize or violate:--cast off, despise, disannul, frustrate, bring to nought, reject.]

c. Moses’ [1475 * Moseus] [Strong: of Hebrew origin; (4872); Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver:--Moses.]

d. law [3551 * nomos] [Strong: from a primary nemo (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals); law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle):--law.]

2. “…died without mercy under two or three witnesses:”

a. died [599 * apothnesko] [Strong:  from 575 and 2348; to die off (literally or figuratively):--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).]

b. without [5565 * choris] [Strong: adverb from 5561; at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition):--beside, by itself, without.]

c. mercy [3628 * oiktirmos] [Strong: from 3627; pity:--mercy.]

d. under [1909 * epi] [Strong: a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).]

e. two [1417 * duo] [Strong: a primary numeral; "two":--both, twain, two.]

f. or [2228 * e] [Strong: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles.]

g. three [5140 * treis] [Strong: a primary (plural) number; "three":--three.]

h. witnesses [3144 * martus] [Strong: of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":-- martyr, record, witness.]

1). Under the Mosaic Law there had to be two or three witnesses that could corroborate testimony proving guilt weather in death penalty cases or non-death penalty cases.

a). Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

2). Jesus said it would be the same in disciplinary actions in the church.

a). Matthew 18:15-17 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

3). It is also required in establishing doctrine.

a). 2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.