Deuteronomy 21:1

New International Reader's Version

Suppose you find someone who has been killed. The body is lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own. But no one knows who the killer was.

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

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

Psalm 5:6

You destroy those who tell lies. Lord, you hate murderers and those who cheat others.

Psalm 9:12

The God who pays back murderers remembers. He doesn’t forget the cries of those who are hurting.

Proverbs 28:17

Anyone troubled by the guilt of murder will seek to escape their guilt by death. No one should keep them from it.

Isaiah 26:21

He is coming from the place where he lives. He will punish the people of the earth for their sins. The blood spilled on the earth will be brought out into the open. The ground will no longer hide those who have been killed.

Acts 28:4

The people of the island saw the snake hanging from his hand. They said to one another, “This man must be a murderer. He escaped from the sea. But the female god Justice won’t let him live.”

Deuteronomy 19:10

Do it to protect those not guilty of murder. Then you won’t spill their blood in your land. It’s the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own.

Deuteronomy 20:20

But you can cut down trees that you know aren’t fruit trees. You can build war machines out of their wood. You can use them until you capture the city you are fighting against.

Deuteronomy 21:2

Then your elders and judges will go out to the field. They will measure the distance from the body to the nearby towns.

Deuteronomy 3:18

Here is the command I gave at that time to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. I said, “The Lord your God has given you this land as your very own. But all your strong men must be prepared for battle. They must cross over ahead of the rest of the Israelites.