Deuteronomy 21:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.”

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BSBPD

“and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 21:7 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 5:19And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
  2. 2 Samuel 16:8The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”
  3. Job 21:21For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
  4. Job 21:31Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?
  5. Psalms 7:3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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