Then the Lord said, “What have you done? {You killed your brother!} His blood is like a voice shouting to me from the ground.
Deuteronomy 21:1 - Easy To Read Version “In the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a man might be found murdered in a field. But no one knows who killed him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IF ONE is found slain in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has killed him, American Standard Version (1901) If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him; Common English Bible If a corpse is found on the ground the LORD your God is giving you to possess, lying in a field, and the identity of the killer is unknown, Catholic Public Domain Version "When there will have been found in the land, which the Lord your God will give to you, the corpse of a man who has been killed, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When there shall be found in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, the corpse of a man slain, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder: |
Then the Lord said, “What have you done? {You killed your brother!} His blood is like a voice shouting to me from the ground.
You destroy people who tell lies.\par You hate people who make secret plans\par to hurt other people.\par
The Lord remembered the people who\par went to him for help. {\cf2\super [50]} \par Those poor people cried for help.\par And the Lord didn’t forget them.\par
If a person is guilty of killing another person, then that person will never have peace. Don’t support that person.
The Lord will leave his place {\cf2\super [245]} \par to judge the people of the world\par for the bad things they have done.\par The earth will show the blood\par of the people that have been killed.\par The earth will not cover the dead people\par
The people living on the island saw the snake hanging from Paul’s hand. They said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice {\cf2\super [519]} does not want him to live.”
Then innocent people will not be killed in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. And you will not be guilty for any deaths.
But you may cut down the trees that you know are not fruit trees. You may use these trees to build weapons for making war against that city. You may use them until the city falls.
Then your leaders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the towns around the person that was killed.
“At that time, I gave those family groups this command: ‘The Lord your God has given you the land on this side of the Jordan River to live in. But now your fighting men must take their weapons and lead the other Israelite family groups across the river.