Deuteronomy 21:7

New American Bible - revised edition

and shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, and our eyes did not see the deed.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:8

The Lord has paid you back for all the blood shed from the family of Saul, whom you replaced as king, and the Lord has handed over the kingdom to your son Absalom. And now look at you: you suffer ruin because you are a man of blood.”

Numbers 35:33

You will not pollute the land where you live. For bloodshed pollutes the land, and the land can have no expiation for the blood shed on it except through the blood of the one who shed it.

Deuteronomy 21:6

Then all the elders of that city nearest the corpse shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the wadi,

Deuteronomy 21:8

Absolve, O Lord, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not let the guilt of shedding innocent blood remain in the midst of your people Israel.” Thus they shall be absolved from the guilt of bloodshed,