Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation By following these instructions, you will do what is right in the LORD’s sight and will cleanse the guilt of murder from your community. English Standard Version So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD. Berean Standard Bible So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible So you shall remove the guilt for innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the LORD. NASB 1995 “So you shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the LORD. NASB 1977 “So you shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of Yahweh. Amplified Bible So shall you remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD. Christian Standard Bible You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the LORD’s sight. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the LORD’s sight.” American Standard Version So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah. English Revised Version So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is how you will get rid of the guilt of an unsolved murder by doing what the LORD considers right. Good News Translation And so, by doing what the LORD requires, you will not be held responsible for the murder. International Standard Version This is how you will remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right in the sight of the LORD." Majority Standard Bible So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD. NET Bible In this manner you will purge out the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right before the LORD. New Heart English Bible So you shall put away the innocent blood from the midst of you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation So shalt thou remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. World English Bible So you shall put away the innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in Yahweh’s eyes. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you put away the innocent blood out of your midst, for you do that which [is] right in the eyes of YHWH. Young's Literal Translation and thou dost put away the innocent blood out of thy midst, for thou dost that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation And thou shalt put away innocent blood from the midst of thee when thou shall do the right in the eyes of Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt be free from the innocent's blood, that was shed, when thou shalt have done what the Lord hath commanded thee. Catholic Public Domain Version Then you will be free from the blood that was shed against the innocent, when you will have done as the Lord has instructed you. New American Bible and you shall purge the innocent blood from your midst, and do what is right in the eyes of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, because you must do what is right in the sight of the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo shall you put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you search out innocent blood from within you, and do what is good before LORD JEHOVAH your God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt take away innocent blood from among you, if thou shouldest do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord thy God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder…8Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for. 9So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD. Cross References Numbers 35:33-34 Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. / Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.” Genesis 9:6 Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. Psalm 106:38 They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. Isaiah 1:15-17 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. / Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Jeremiah 7:5-7 For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, / if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, / then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. Ezekiel 18:30-32 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Matthew 5:23-24 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.” Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. Romans 12:18-19 If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. / Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” Romans 13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. 1 Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Treasury of Scripture So shall you put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. shalt thou Deuteronomy 19:12,13 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die… when thou shalt Deuteronomy 13:18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God. 2 Kings 10:20,31 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it… Jump to Previous Blood Cause Crime Death Eyes Innocent Midst Purge Remove Right Shedding Sight YourselvesJump to Next Blood Cause Crime Death Eyes Innocent Midst Purge Remove Right Shedding Sight YourselvesDeuteronomy 21 1. The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder10. The usage of a captive taken to wife 15. The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection 18. A rebellious son is to be stoned to death 22. The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree So you shall purge The Hebrew root for "purge" is "בער" (ba'ar), which means to burn, consume, or remove. In the context of ancient Israel, this term conveys a sense of thorough cleansing or removal of impurity. The act of purging is not merely a physical act but a spiritual one, signifying the community's commitment to maintaining holiness and righteousness before God. This reflects the broader biblical theme of sanctification, where believers are called to separate themselves from sin and align with God's standards. from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So youוְאַתָּ֗ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you shall purge תְּבַעֵ֛ר (tə·ḇa·‘êr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish from among you מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ (miq·qir·be·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center the guilt of shedding innocent הַנָּקִ֖י (han·nā·qî) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt blood, הַדָּ֥ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you have done תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה (ṯa·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make what is right הַיָּשָׁ֖ר (hay·yā·šār) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3477: Straight, right in the eyes בְּעֵינֵ֥י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Deuteronomy 21:9 NIVDeuteronomy 21:9 NLT Deuteronomy 21:9 ESV Deuteronomy 21:9 NASB Deuteronomy 21:9 KJV Deuteronomy 21:9 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 21:9 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 21:9 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 21:9 French Bible Deuteronomy 21:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:9 So you shall put away the innocent (Deut. 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