And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
Deuteronomy 21:1 - The Scriptures 2009 “When anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you to possess, and it is not known who struck him, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IF ONE is found slain in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has killed him, American Standard Version (1901) If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him; Common English Bible If a corpse is found on the ground the LORD your God is giving you to possess, lying in a field, and the identity of the killer is unknown, Catholic Public Domain Version "When there will have been found in the land, which the Lord your God will give to you, the corpse of a man who has been killed, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When there shall be found in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, the corpse of a man slain, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder: |
And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
You destroy those speaking falsehood; יהוה loathes a man of blood and deceit.
For He remembers the seekers of bloodshed, He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
A man oppressed by blood-guilt flees into a pit; Let no one help him.
For look, יהוה is coming out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their crookedness. And the earth shall disclose her blood, and no longer cover her killed ones.
And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though saved from the sea, still right-ruling does not allow to live.”
so that innocent blood is not shed in the midst of your land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance, or blood-guilt shall be upon you.
“Only the trees which you know are not trees for food you do destroy and cut down, to build siege-works against the city that is fighting against you, until it falls.
then your elders and your judges shall go out, and they shall measure the distance from the slain man to the cities round about.
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘יהוה your Elohim has given you this land to possess. All you sons of might, pass over armed before your brothers, the children of Yisra’ĕl.