Deuteronomy 21:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.”

Deuteronomy 21:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 21:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 21:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They shall answer and say, “Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.”

Deuteronomy 21:7 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 21:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. ”

Deuteronomy 21:7 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 21:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen--”

Deuteronomy 21:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 21:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. ”

Deuteronomy 21:7 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 21:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And shall testifie, and say, Our handes haue not shed this blood, neither haue our eies seene it.”

Deuteronomy 21:7 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 21:7 in Context — Deuteronomy 21

5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

6 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

7 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

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What Does Deuteronomy 21:7 Mean?

Deuteronomy 21:7 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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