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Deuteronomy 21:1

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:

2 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

3 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
KJV
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:
WEB
If someone is found slain in the land which the LORD your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it isn’t known who has struck him,
ASV
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;
DARBY
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath smitten him,
BLB
If one slain is found in the land that YHWH your God is giving you to possess, lying in the field, [and] it is not known who killed him,
ÅB
Når der i det land Herren din Gud gir deg til eie, blir funnet et drept menneske liggende på marken, og ingen vet hvem som har slått ham ihjel,
OTB
Hvis en drept person blir funnet liggende på åpen mark i landet som Herren din Gud gir deg til å eie, og det ikke er kjent hvem morderen er,
B1930
Når der i det land Herren din Gud gir dig til eie, blir funnet et drept menneske liggende på marken, og ingen vet hvem som har slått ham ihjel,

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 26:21

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

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  • Psalms 5:6

    Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

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  • Proverbs 28:17

    A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

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  • Acts 28:4

    And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

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  • Psalms 9:12

    When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

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