Deuteronomy 21
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Deuteronomy 21:2-8

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 1the 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 2assaultH5061 3shall be settledH5921H6310 by them.

6AllH3605 the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892 4which is nearestH7138 to the slainH2491 manH2491 shall 5washH7364 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.

86ForgiveH3722 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 whomH834 You have redeemedH6299, O LordH3068, and do not placeH5414 the guiltH1818 of 7innocentH5355 bloodH1818 in the midstH7130 of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478.’ And the bloodguiltinessH1818 shall be 8forgivenH3722 them.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 21:5 Deut 17:9-11; 19:17; 1 Chr 23:13 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit stroke ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit shall be according to their mouth ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 21:6 Lit who are ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 21:6 Matt 27:24 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit Cover over, atone for ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 21:8 Num 35:33, 34; Jon 1:14 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit covered over, atoned for ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21

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