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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 19:15/אבן עזרא על דברים י״ט:ט״ו
אוהטוען כי חברו הסיג גבולו יביא עדים על כן לא יקום עד אחד. בין לרוצח בין למכה בין למסיג בין לכל דבר רק ע״פ שני עדים דרך קצרה כי במקום אחר ע״פ שנים עדים:
1ONE WITNESS SHALL NOT RISE UP. This section17 follows,18 because destroying the boundary markers19 leads to quarrels, blows, and murder. Scripture therefore goes on to state, following this, Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth (v. 21). The one who claims that his neighbor removed his landmark must bring witnesses. Hence, Scripture reads, one witness shall not rise up, which means that two witnesses are required in cases involving murder, assault, landmark removal, or any matter.20 Shene edim (two witnesses) is an abridged phrase,21 is short for shenaim. for Scripture elsewhere reads, shenayim edim (two witnesses) (Deut. 17:6).