Deuteronomy 21:9

Deuteronomy 21:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and you will have purged from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.

Context of Deuteronomy 21:9

7They will declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it. 8Lord, wipe away the guilt of your people Israel whom you redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.’ Then the responsibility for bloodshed will be wiped away from them. You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight. 10“When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take some of them prisoner, and 11if you see a beautiful woman among the captives, desire her, and want to take her as your wife,

Deuteronomy 21:9 word by word

וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּבַעֵ֛ר הַדָּ֥ם הַנָּקִ֖י מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So shalt thou put awayבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• innocentנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• from amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• you, when thou shalt doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:9

• Deuteronomy 19:12the elders of his city are to send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood and he will die.
• Deuteronomy 13:18This will occur if you obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commands I am giving you today, doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.
• 2 Kings 10:20Jehu commanded, “Consecrate a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they called one.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9The guilt of murder was usually removed through the death of the murderer (19:11–13; Numbers 35:30–34). However, if the murderer was unknown, the guilt could still be removed by using this ritual.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91-6. If one be found slain ... lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him--The ceremonies here ordained to be observed on the discovery of a slaughtered corpse show the ideas of sanctity which the Mosaic law sought to associate with human blood, the horror which murder inspired, as well as the fears that were felt lest God should avenge it on the country at large, and the pollution which the land was supposed to contract from the effusion…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 21:9

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In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Controversy
• Crucifixion
• Divers
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• Rebellious
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• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of

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