New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 21:1-9
1“IfH3588 a slainH2491 person is foundH4672 lyingH5307 in the open countryH7704 in the landH127 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 givesH5414 you to 1possessH3423, and it is not knownH3045 whoH4310 has struckH5221 him, 2then your eldersH2205 and your judgesH8199 shall goH3318 out and measureH4058 the distance to the citiesH5892 whichH834 are aroundH5439 the slainH2491 oneH2491. 3It shall be that the cityH5892 which is nearestH7138 to the slainH2491 manH2491, that is, the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892, shall takeH3947 a heiferH5697 of the herdH1241, whichH834 has not been workedH5647 and whichH834 has not pulledH4900 in a yokeH5923; 4and the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892 shall bringH3381 the heiferH5697 downH3381 to a valleyH5158 with runningH386 waterH386, whichH834 has not been plowedH5647 or sownH2232, and shall breakH6202 the heifer’sH5697 neckH6202 thereH8033 in the valleyH5158. 5Then 2the priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878, shall comeH5066 nearH5066, for the LordH3068 your GodH430 has chosenH977 them to serveH8334 Him and to blessH1288 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068; and everyH3605 disputeH7379 and everyH3605 3assaultH5061 4shall be settledH5921H6310 by them. 6AllH3605 the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892 5which is nearestH7138 to the slainH2491 manH2491 shall 6washH7364 their handsH3027 overH5921 the heiferH5697 whose neckH6202 was brokenH6202 in the valleyH5158; 7and they shall answerH6030 and sayH559, ‘Our handsH3027 did not shedH8210 thisH2088 bloodH1818, norH3808 did our eyesH5869 seeH7200 it. 87ForgiveH3722 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 whomH834 You have redeemedH6299, O LordH3068, and do not placeH5414 the guiltH1818 of 8innocentH5355 bloodH1818 in the midstH7130 of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478.’ And the bloodguiltinessH1818 shall be 9forgivenH3722 them. 910So you shall removeH1197 the guiltH1818 of innocentH5355 bloodH1818 from your midstH7130, whenH3588 you doH6213 whatH3477 is rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LordH3068.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 21:1 Lit possess it ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 21:5 Deut 17:9-11; 19:17; 1 Chr 23:13 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit stroke ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit shall be according to their mouth ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 21:6 Lit who are ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 21:6 Matt 27:24 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit Cover over, atone for ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 21:8 Num 35:33, 34; Jon 1:14 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit covered over, atoned for ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 21:9 Deut 19:13 ↩
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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