Deuteronomy 21:9 “So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood…”

Deuteronomy 21:9

So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

So you shall put away the innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in the LORD’s eyes.

American Standard Version

So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

So shalt thou take away the cry of innocet blood from thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

Darby Translation

So shalt thou put away innocent blood from thy midst, when thou shalt do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou dost put away the innocent blood out of thy midst, for thou dost that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

So you will take away the crime of a death without cause from among you, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

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Cross references

“shalt thou”

Deuteronomy 19:12 Deuteronomy 19:13

Deuteronomy 19:12 · BSB

the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.

Deuteronomy 19:13 · BSB

You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.

“when thou shalt”

Deuteronomy 13:18 2 Kings 10:30 2 Kings 10:31

Deuteronomy 13:18 · BSB

because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

2 Kings 10:30 · BSB

Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne…

2 Kings 10:31 · BSB

Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

10When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,

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