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Positive commandment 178 of 248

That one who possesses evidence shall testify in Court

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

That one who possesses evidence shall testify in Court, as it is said, “…. and if one is a witness, and hath seen or known, (if he do not tell, then he shall bear his iniquity)” (Lev. 5:1).

Leviticus 5:1

KJV
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it , then he shall bear his iniquity.
ASV
And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
WEB
“‘If anyone sins, in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn’t report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
JPS
And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity;