Deuteronomy 21:7

New Century Version

They should declare: “We did not kill this person, and we did not see it happen.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:8

The Lord is punishing you for the people in Saul’s family you killed! You took Saul’s place as king, but now the Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom! Now you are ruined because you are a murderer!”

Numbers 35:33

“ ‘Don’t let murder spoil your land. The only way to remove the sin of killing an innocent person is for the murderer to be put to death.

Deuteronomy 21:6

Then all the elders of the city nearest the murdered person should wash their hands over the young cow whose neck was broken in the valley.

Deuteronomy 21:8

Lord, remove this sin from your people Israel, whom you have saved. Don’t blame your people, the Israelites, for the murder of this innocent person.” And so the murder will be paid for.