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 smitten him;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

2then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain.

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Cross References

Psalms 5:6(5-7) Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.

Proverbs 28:17A man that is laden with the blood of any person shall hasten his steps unto the pit; none will support him.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:1

In this chapter provision is made, I. For the putting away of the guilt of blood from the land, when he that shed it had fled from justice, ver. 1-9 . II. For the preserving of the honour of a captive maid, ver. 10-14 . III. For the securing of the right of a first-born son, though he were not a favourite, ver. 15-17 . IV. For the restraining and punishing of a rebellious son, ver. 18-21 . V. For the maintaining of the honour of human bodies, which must not be hanged in chains, but decently buried, even the bodies… Read the whole commentary →

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