Deuteronomy 21:7
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Deuteronomy 21:7 in other translations
| BSB | and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. |
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| WEB | They shall answer and say, “Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. |
| ASV | and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. |
| YLT | and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen-- |
| DARBY | and shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. |
| BBE | Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it. |
| Webster | And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. |
What does Deuteronomy 21:7 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 21:1-9
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 wonderfully brought to light these hidden works of…
Deuteronomy 21:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 21:7
- Job 21:21-23
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst? Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
- Numbers 5:19-28
And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband: Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. …
- Job 21:31-34
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him. How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
- 2 Samuel 16:8
The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
- Psalms 7:3-4
O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
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Context
- Deuteronomy 21:6
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
- Deuteronomy 21:7
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
- Deuteronomy 21:8
Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
Deuteronomy 21:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y protestarán, y dirán: Nuestras manos no han derramado esta sangre, ni nuestros ojos lo vieron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ils prendront la parole et diront: Nos mains n’ont pas versé ce sang, et nos yeux ne l’ont pas vu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sollen anheben und sprechen: Unsere Hände haben dieses Blut nicht vergossen, und unsere Augen haben es nicht gesehen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dicent: Manus nostræ non effuderunt sanguinem hunc, nec oculi viderunt: |