Deuteronomy 21:7

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

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen —

Bible in Basic English

Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.

In context

6Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,

8Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.

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