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

7and they shall respond and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see who did. 8Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, Lord, and do not place the guilt for innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the guilt for bloodshed shall be forgiven them. So you shall remove the guilt for innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord. 10“When you go out to battle against your enemies, and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take them away captive, 11and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and are strongly attracted to her and would take her as a wife for yourself,

Deuteronomy 21:9 word by word

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

• So you shall removeבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• the guiltדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• innocentנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• from your midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• you doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• whatיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:9

• Deuteronomy 19:12then the elders of his city shall send men and take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die.
• Deuteronomy 13:18if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, keeping all His commandments which I am commanding you today, and doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.
• 2 Kings 10:20And Jehu said, “Proclaim a holy assembly for Baal.” And they proclaimed it.

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
• Murder
• Rebellious
• Wrought
• 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