15 “One witness is not enough to convict someone of a crime; at least two witnesses are necessary to prove that someone is guilty.
16 If any of you try to harm another by false accusations,
17 both of you are to go to the one place of worship and be judged by the priests and judges who are then in office.
18 The judges will investigate the case thoroughly; and if you have made a false accusation,
19 you are to receive the punishment the accused would have received. In this way your nation will get rid of this evil.
20 Then everyone else will hear what happened; they will be afraid, and no one will ever again do such an evil thing.
21 In such cases show no mercy; the punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.