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Deuteronomy 21:1
1If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy 1God giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath smitten him,
Deuteronomy 21:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
- New International Version (NIV)If someone is found slain, lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who the killer was,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess someone is found slain, lying in the open country, and it is not known who killed him,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
Context of Deuteronomy 21:1
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath smitten him, 2then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain; 3and the city that is nearest unto him that is slain, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer that hath not been wrought with, that hath not drawn in the yoke;
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כִּי־יִמָּצֵ֣א חָלָ֗ל בָּאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ נֹתֵ֤ן לְךָ֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ נֹפֵ֖ל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה לֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע מִ֥י הִכָּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:1
- Psalms 5:6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.
- Psalms 9:12For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.
- Proverbs 28:17A man laden with the blood of [any] person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.
- Isaiah 26:21For behold, Jehovah cometh out of his place to visit the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth upon them; and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
- Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, [though] saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21:1
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The expiation of uncertain murder. (1-9) Respecting a captive taken to wife. (10-14) The first-born not to be disinherited for private affection. (15-17) A stubborn son to be stoned. (18-21) Malefactors not to be left hanging all night. (22-23) Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1In contrast to the word translated murder in the Ten Commandments (see study note on 5:17), the Hebrew verb here translated as slain (literally pierced through) shows clear evidence that the death was not from natural causes.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
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Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 21:1 21.1 Elohim ↩
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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