18. The judges will investigate the case thoroughly; and if someone has made a false accusation against a fellow-Israelite,
19. that person is to receive the punishment the accused would have received. In this way you 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.