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and you are told about it, and you hear of it, then you shall carefully check into it. If it is true, then an abomination has been committed in Israel; you are to bring that man or woman who has done this evil thing to the town gates, and you shall stone that man or woman to death.

A person can be put to death upon the testimony of two or three witnesses; a person is not to be put to death upon the testimony of a single witness.

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and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true(A) and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,(B) take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.(C) On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.(D)

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