Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"If a murder victim is found fallen in the open country of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
New American Standard Bible
“If a slain person is found lying in the open country in the land which the Lord your God gives you to
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:
Holman Bible
“If a murder victim is found lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
A Conservative Version
If a man is found slain in the land which LORD thy God gives thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it not be known who has smitten him,
American Standard Version
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
Amplified
“If someone is found slain, lying in the field, in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, and it is not known who has killed him,
Bible in Basic English
If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death:
Darby Translation
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him,
Julia Smith Translation
When there shall be found a wounded in the land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, to possess it, fallen in the field, not knowing who smote him:
King James 2000
If one be found slain in the land which the LORD your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has slain him:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"If someone slain is found in the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you to take possession of it [and] [is] lying in the field, [and] it is not known who {killed him},
Modern King James verseion
If one is found dead in the land which Jehovah your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it is not known who has killed him,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, and lieth in the fields, and not known who hath slain him:
NET Bible
If a homicide victim should be found lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you, and no one knows who killed him,
New Heart English Bible
If one be found slain in the land which the LORD your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it isn't known who has struck him;
The Emphasized Bible
When there shall be found one slain on the soil which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee to possess, lying prostrate in the field, - it not being known who smote him,
Webster
If one shall 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:
World English Bible
If one be found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it isn't known who has struck him;
Youngs Literal Translation
When one is found slain on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it -- fallen in a field -- it is not known who hath smitten him,
Themes
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Murder » Imputed to the nearest city when the murderer was unknown
Interlinear
Matsa'
'elohiym
Nathan
Yarash
Naphal
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 21:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
1 "If a murder victim is found fallen in the open country of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, 2 then let your elders and judges go out and measure the distance from the dead body to the neighboring cities.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 5:6
You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the person of bloodshed and deceit.
Psalm 9:12
As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
Proverbs 28:17
A guilty man tormented by bloodshed will be a lifelong fugitive; let no one support him.
Isaiah 26:21
For see, the LORD is coming from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sins; the earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it, and will no longer conceal its slain."
Acts 28:4
When the people who lived there saw the snake hanging from his hand, they told one another, "This man must be a murderer! He may have escaped from the sea, but Justice won't let him live."