Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 21:1-9
1IfH3588 one is foundH4672 slainH2491, lyingH5307 in a fieldH7704 in the landH127 thatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you to possessH3423, and it is notH3808 knownH3045 whoH4310 killed himH5221, 2your eldersH2205 and judgesH8199 must come outH3318 and measure the distanceH4058 from the victimH2491 toH413 the neighboringH5439 citiesH5892.
3ThenH1961 the eldersH2205H5892H1931 of the cityH5892 nearestH7138 the victimH2491 shall takeH3947 a heiferH5697H1241 thatH834 has neverH3808 been yokedH5923 or used for workH5647, 4bringH3381 the heiferH5697 toH413 a valleyH5158 with running waterH386 thatH834 has notH3808 been plowedH5647 or sownH2232, and break itsH5697 neckH6202 thereH8033 by the streamH5158.
5And the priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878, shall come forwardH5066, forH3588 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 has chosen themH977 to serve HimH8334 and pronounce blessingsH1288 in HisH3068 nameH8034 and to give a rulingH5921H6310H1961 in everyH3605 disputeH7379H3605 and case of assaultH5061. 6Then allH3605 the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892H1931 nearestH7138 the victimH2491 shall washH7364 their handsH3027 by the streamH5158 overH5921 the heiferH5697 whose neck has been brokenH6202, 7and they shall declareH6030H559, “Our handsH3027 did notH3808 shedH8210 thisH2088 bloodH1818, nor didH3808 our eyesH5869 see itH7200. 8Accept this atonementH3722, O LORDH3068, for Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 whomH834 You have redeemedH6299, and do notH408 holdH5414 the shedding of innocentH5355 bloodH1818 againstH7130 themH5971H3478.”
And the bloodshedH1818 will be atoned forH3722. 9So youH859 shall purgeH1197 from among youH7130 the guilt of shedding innocentH5355 bloodH1818, sinceH3588 you have doneH6213 what is rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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