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Deuteronomy 21:8

Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

KJV

propitius esto populo tuo Israël, quem redemisti, Domine, et ne reputes sanguinem innocentem in medio populi tui Israël. Et auferetur ab eis reatus sanguinis :

Vulgate

ἵλεως γενοῦ τῷ λαῷ σου Ἰσραήλ, οὓς ἐλυτρώσω, Κύριε, ἵνα μὴ γένηται αἷμα ἀναίτιον ἐν τῷ λαῷ σου Ἰσραήλ. καὶ ἐξιλασθήσεται αὐτοῖς τὸ αἷμα.

LXX

Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

ASV

כַּפֵּר֩ לְ/עַמְּ/ךָ֨ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֲשֶׁר פָּדִ֨יתָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְ/אַל תִּתֵּן֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּ/קֶ֖רֶב עַמְּ/ךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְ/נִכַּפֵּ֥ר לָ/הֶ֖ם הַ/דָּֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
וֹ
v
noun · 356×
וֹ
v
noun · 227×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
כַפֵּ֖ר
kpr
verb · 102×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
ם
m
verb · 57×
נָקִ֔י
nqy
adjective · 42×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 2:31 — And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
  • Jonah 1:14 — Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it ple
  • Jonah 1:14 — Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it ple