Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Show no pity. You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, so that it may go well with you. New Living Translation Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you. English Standard Version Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may be well with you. Berean Standard Bible You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you. King James Bible Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. New King James Version Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you. New American Standard Bible You shall not pity him, but you shall eliminate the guilt for the bloodshed of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well for you. NASB 1995 “You shall not pity him, but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you. NASB 1977 “You shall not pity him, but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you. Legacy Standard Bible You shall not pity him, but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with you. Amplified Bible You shall not pity him [the guilty one], but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you. Christian Standard Bible Do not look on him with pity but purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and you will prosper. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not look on him with pity but purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and you will prosper.” American Standard Version Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. Contemporary English Version Israel, for the good of the whole country, you must kill anyone who murders an innocent person. Never show mercy to a murderer! English Revised Version Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation They must have no pity on him. The guilt of murdering an innocent person must be removed from Israel. Then things will go well for Israel. Good News Translation No mercy will be shown to you. Israel must rid itself of murderers, so that all will go well. International Standard Version Have no pity on him, but totally purge the shedding of innocent blood from Israel so that life may go well with you." Majority Standard Bible You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you. NET Bible You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you. New Heart English Bible Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you. Webster's Bible Translation Thy eye shall not pity him, but thou shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee. World English Bible Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyour eye has no pity on him, and you have put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with you. Young's Literal Translation thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee. Smith's Literal Translation Thine eye shall not pity him and put away innocent blood from Israel, and it was well to thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not pity him, and thou shalt take away the guilt of innocent blood out of Israel, that it may be well with thee. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not take pity on him, and so shall you take away the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may be well with you. New American Bible Do not show pity, but purge from Israel the innocent blood, so that it may go well with you. New Revised Standard Version Show no pity; you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYour eyes shall not pity him, but you shall kill him, and thus purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And your eye shall not have pity upon him, so that you kill him and find justice for the innocent blood of Israel, and it will be good for you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thine eye shall not spare him; so shalt thou purge innocent blood from Israel, and it shall be well with thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cities of Refuge…12the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die. 13 You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you. 14You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.… Cross References Numbers 35:31-33 You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death. / Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest. / Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. Genesis 9:6 Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. Exodus 21:12-14 Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death. / If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee. / But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death. Leviticus 24:17 And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death. Numbers 35:16-21 If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. / If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. ... Joshua 20:9 These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly. 2 Samuel 14:14 For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him. 1 Kings 2:31-32 And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed. / The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. Proverbs 28:17 A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him. Ezekiel 18:13 He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head. Matthew 5:21-22 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. Romans 13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. Acts 25:11 If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!” Revelation 13:10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints. Hebrews 10:28-29 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? Treasury of Scripture Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you. Thine eye Deuteronomy 7:16 And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee. Deuteronomy 13:8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: Deuteronomy 25:12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her. but thou Deuteronomy 21:9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. Leviticus 24:17,21 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death… Jump to Previous Blood Clear Crime Death Eye Innocent Israel Pity Purge Putting Remove Shedding Show SpareJump to Next Blood Clear Crime Death Eye Innocent Israel Pity Purge Putting Remove Shedding Show SpareDeuteronomy 19 1. The cities of refuge4. The privilege thereof for the manslayer 14. The landmark is not to be removed 15. At least two witnesses are required 16. the punishment of a false witness You must not show pity The Hebrew root for "pity" is "חוס" (chus), which conveys a sense of sparing or showing compassion. In the context of ancient Israel, this command underscores the importance of justice over personal emotions. The directive to withhold pity in cases of murder reflects the seriousness with which God views the sanctity of life. It emphasizes that justice must be impartial and that personal feelings should not interfere with the execution of divine law. This principle is consistent with the broader biblical theme that God's justice is perfect and must be upheld to maintain societal order and righteousness. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood so that it may go well with you Hebrew You must show him no pity.תָח֥וֹס (ṯā·ḥō·ws) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2347: To pity, look upon with compassion You are to purge וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧ (ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish from Israel מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (mî·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc the guilt of shedding innocent הַנָּקִ֛י (han·nā·qî) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt blood, דַֽם־ (ḏam-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed that it may go well with you. וְט֥וֹב (wə·ṭō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links Deuteronomy 19:13 NIVDeuteronomy 19:13 NLT Deuteronomy 19:13 ESV Deuteronomy 19:13 NASB Deuteronomy 19:13 KJV Deuteronomy 19:13 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 19:13 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 19:13 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 19:13 French Bible Deuteronomy 19:13 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 19:13 Your eye shall not pity him (Deut. 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