Deuteronomy 21:1

If one be found slain in ha'adamah which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee to possess it, lying in the sadeh, and it be not known who hath slain him;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 zekenim and thy shofetim shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the towns which are round about him that is slain;

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Cross References

Psalms 5:6The holelim (arrogant) shall not stand in Thy sight; 1 Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 1

Proverbs 28:17If an adam is burdened with dahm (blood, murder) of any nefesh, 1 let him be a fugitive ad bor (till the pit, death); 1 let no ish help him. 1

Acts 28:4And when the natives saw it hanging from his hand, they were saying to one another, Surely this man is a rotzeach (murderer); for though he was brought safely from the sea, Yashrus (Justice) did not allow him to live.

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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