Deuteronomy 21:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ “If in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, any one is found slain, lying in the open country, and it is not known who killed him,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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

¹ 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)

¹ 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

¹ 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

¹ "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

¹ 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:

Deuteronomy 21:1 Cross References

Genesis 4:10

And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

Psalm 5:6

Thou destroyest those who speak lies; the Lord abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men.

Psalm 9:12

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Proverbs 28:17

If a man is burdened with the blood of another, let him be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord is coming forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed upon her, and will no more cover her slain.

Acts 28:4

When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.”

Deuteronomy 19:10

lest innocent blood be shed in your land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance, and so the guilt of bloodshed be upon you.

Deuteronomy 20:20

Only the trees which you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down that you may build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls.

Deuteronomy 21:2

then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure the distance to the cities which are around him that is slain;

Deuteronomy 3:18

“And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess; all your men of valor shall pass over armed before your brethren the people of Israel.