Deuteronomy 21:1

God's Word

This is what you must do if you find a murder victim lying in a field in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. If no one knows who committed the murder,

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

The Lord asked, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Psalm 5:6

You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord is disgusted with bloodthirsty and deceitful people.

Psalm 9:12

The one who avenges murder has remembered oppressed people. He has never forgotten their cries.

Proverbs 28:17

A person burdened with the guilt of murder will be a fugitive down to his grave. No one will help him.

Isaiah 26:21

The Lord is going to come out from his dwelling place to punish those who live on earth for their sins. The earth will uncover the blood shed on it and will no longer cover up its dead bodies.

Acts 28:4

When the people who lived on the island saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer! He may have escaped from the sea, but justice won’t let him live.”

Deuteronomy 19:10

That way, innocent people won’t be killed in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you won’t be guilty of murder.

Deuteronomy 20:20

You may destroy trees that you know are not fruit trees. You may cut them down and use them in your blockade until you capture the city.

Deuteronomy 21:2

your leaders and judges must go and measure the distance from the body to each of the neighboring cities.

Deuteronomy 3:18

I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh this command: “The Lord your God has given you this land so that you can take possession of it. All your soldiers must be ready for battle when they cross ⌞the Jordan River⌟ ahead of the other Israelites.