The Lord has avenged on all of you the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of blood.”
Deuteronomy 21:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 and they shall declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor were we witnesses to it. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they shall testify, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. American Standard Version (1901) and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. Common English Bible They will then solemnly state: “Our hands did not shed this blood. Our eyes did not see it happen. Catholic Public Domain Version And they shall say: 'Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. |
The Lord has avenged on all of you the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of blood.”
You shall not pollute the land in which you live, for blood pollutes the land, and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
All the elders of that town nearest the body shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the wadi,
Absolve, O Lord, your people Israel, whom you redeemed; do not let the guilt of innocent blood remain in the midst of your people Israel.’ Then they will be absolved of bloodguilt.