Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and they shall declare: "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done. New Living Translation Then they must say, 'Our hands did not shed this person's blood, nor did we see it happen. English Standard Version and they shall testify, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed. Berean Study Bible and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. New American Standard Bible and they shall answer and say, 'Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. King James Bible And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. Christian Standard Bible They will declare, 'Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it. Contemporary English Version and say, "We had no part in this murder, and we don't know who did it. Good News Translation and say, 'We did not murder this one, and we do not know who did it. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will declare, 'Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it. International Standard Version and they are to make this declaration: 'Our hands didn't shed this blood, nor were we witnesses to the crime. NET Bible Then they must proclaim, "Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime. New Heart English Bible and they shall answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then they must make this formal statement: "We didn't commit this murder, and we didn't witness it. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they shall speak and say: 'Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. New American Standard 1977 and they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. Jubilee Bible 2000 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. King James 2000 Bible And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. American King James Version And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. American Standard Version and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. Douay-Rheims Bible And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. Darby Bible Translation and shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. English Revised Version and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. World English Bible and they shall answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. Young's Literal Translation and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen -- Study Bible The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder…6Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken, 7and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. 8Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.… Cross References Numbers 35:33 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. Deuteronomy 21:6 Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken, Deuteronomy 21:8 Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them." And the bloodshed will be atoned for. Treasury of Scripture And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. Numbers 5:19-28 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say to the woman, … 2 Samuel 16:8 The LORD has returned on you all the blood of the house of Saul, … Job 21:21-23 For what pleasure has he in his house after him, when the number … Psalm 7:3,4 O LORD my God, If I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands… Verses 7, 8. - This act they were to accompany with a solemn declaration of their innocence of this crime, and of their entire ignorance of the perpetrator of it; and with an earnest cry to God that the sin which had been done might be forgiven. Be merciful... unto; be propitiated towards (literally, cover, כַּפֵּר לְעַמְך; for the phrase, כַּפֵר לְ, see Leviticus 1:4). And lay not innocent blood; the blood of the innocent man who has been slain. And they shall answer and say,.... The elders of the city, at the time of the washing of their hands: our hands have not shed this blood; have been no ways concerned in it, nor accessory to it: the Targum of Jonathan is,"it is manifest before the Lord that he did not come into our hands, nor did we dismiss him, that has shed this blood;''which is more fully explained in the Misnah (y); for had they been aware of him, or had any suspicion of him or his design, they would have detained him, or at least would not have suffered him to have departed alone: neither have our eyes seen; it, or him; so the Targum of Jerusalem,"our eyes have not seen him that hath shed this blood;''by which expression is meant, that they had no manner of knowledge of the murderer, nor of any circumstance that could lead them to suspect or conclude who he was. (y) Ut supra, (Sotah. c. 9.) sect. 6. 21:1-9 If a murderer could not be found out, great solemnity is provided for putting away the guilt from the land, as an expression of dread and detesting of that sin. The providence of God has often wonderfully brought to light these hidden works of darkness, and the sin of the guilty has often strangely found them out. The dread of murder should be deeply impressed upon every heart, and all should join in detecting and punishing those who are guilty. The elders were to profess that they had not been any way aiding or abetting the sin. The priests were to pray to God for the country and nation, that God would be merciful. We must empty that measure by our prayers, which others are filling by their sins. All would be taught by this solemnity, to use the utmost care and diligence to prevent, discover, and punish murder. We may all learn from hence to take heed of partaking in other men's sins. And we have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, if we do not reprove them. Jump to Previous Blood Death Declare Eyes Hands Shed Speak Testify WorkJump to Next Blood Death Declare Eyes Hands Shed Speak Testify WorkLinks Deuteronomy 21:7 NIVDeuteronomy 21:7 NLT Deuteronomy 21:7 ESV Deuteronomy 21:7 NASB Deuteronomy 21:7 KJV Deuteronomy 21:7 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 21:7 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 21:7 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 21:7 French Bible Deuteronomy 21:7 German Bible Alphabetical: and answer blood declare did done eyes hands it nor not Our say see shall shed they this OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:7 And they shall answer and say Our (Deut. De Du) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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