ספרי דברים 150

(דברים יז ו) עַל פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים יוּמַת הַמֵּת, יָכוֹל אֵין לִי אֶלָּא זֶה בִּלְבַד? מִנַּיִן לְרַבּוֹת שְׁאָר הַמּוּמָתִים? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: עַל פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים יוּמַת הַמֵּת.

Pisqa’ 150⁵⁰H:188; JN1:15
1. “By the testimony of two witnesses or three witnesses
shall the condemned to die be put to death” (Dt.17:6).
Is it possible for me to infer that
he alone is put to death
[at the testimony of two or three]?
How do I know that
[this rule of testimony]
includes all other capital offenses?
The Teaching states:
“By the testimony of two witnesses or three witnesses
shall the condemned to die be put to death” (Dt.17:6). ⁵¹Cf. Sifre Nu. 161.

מִנַּיִן שֶׁלֹּא יְלַמֵּד עֵד אֶחָד חוֹבָה? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: לֹא יוּמַת עַל פִּי עֵד אֶחָד.

How do I know that, [in capital cases,]
one witness alone cannot present evidence for prosecution?
The Teaching states:
“He shall not be put to death by the testimony of one witness” (Dt.17:6).

וּמִנַּיִן שֶׁלֹּא יְלַמֵּד תַּלְמִיד חוֹבָה? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: לֹא יוּמַת עַל פִּי עֵד אֶחָד.

And how do I know that
a disciple [of sages] cannot argue for prosecution?⁵²//M. San.5:4
The Teaching states:
“He shall not be put to death by the testimony of one witness” (Dt.17:6).⁵³F:205, ls.3-4 notes the absence of this material from many versions.