Deuteronomy 19:13

New English Translation

You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”

2 Samuel 14:7

Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying, ‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”

2 Samuel 21:1

During David’s reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites.”

2 Samuel 21:14

They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela in the grave of his father Kish. After they had done everything that the king had commanded, God responded to their prayers for the land.

1 Kings 2:31

The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds.

Ezekiel 16:5

No eye took pity on you to do even one of these things for you to spare you; you were thrown out into the open field because you were detested on the day you were born.

Leviticus 24:17

“‘If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21

One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.

Numbers 35:31

Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 13:8

You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

Deuteronomy 19:12

The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.

Deuteronomy 21:9

In this manner you will purge out the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right before the Lord.

Deuteronomy 25:12

then you must cut off her hand – do not pity her.

Deuteronomy 7:16

You must destroy all the people whom the Lord your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Deuteronomy 7:2

and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!