Deuteronomy 21:1 — Bible Verse (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:”

Deuteronomy 21:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 21:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 21:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If someone is found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it isn’t known who has struck him,”

Deuteronomy 21:1 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 21:1 ASV — 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; ”

Deuteronomy 21:1 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 21:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`When one is found slain on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it--fallen in a field--it is not known who hath smitten him,”

Deuteronomy 21:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 21:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thyGod giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath smitten him, ”

Deuteronomy 21:1 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 21:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If one be founde slaine in the lande, which the Lord thy God giueth thee to possesse it, lying in the field, and it is not knowe who hath slaine him,”

Deuteronomy 21:1 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 21:1 in Context — 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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What Does Deuteronomy 21:1 Mean?

Deuteronomy 21:1 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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