Deuteronomy 21
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Deuteronomy 21:6-9

6AllH3605 the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892 1which is nearestH7138 to the slainH2491 manH2491 shall 2washH7364 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. 83ForgiveH3722 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 whomH834 You have redeemedH6299, O LordH3068, and do not placeH5414 the guiltH1818 of 4innocentH5355 bloodH1818 in the midstH7130 of Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478.’ And the bloodguiltinessH1818 shall be 5forgivenH3722 them. 96So you shall removeH1197 the guiltH1818 of innocentH5355 bloodH1818 from your midstH7130, whenH3588 you doH6213 whatH3477 is rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LordH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 21:6 Lit who are ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 21:6 Matt 27:24 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit Cover over, atone for ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 21:8 Num 35:33, 34; Jon 1:14 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit covered over, atoned for ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 21:9 Deut 19:13 ↩

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