Parallel Verses
NET Bible
You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Holman Bible
You must not look on him with pity but purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and you will prosper.
International Standard Version
Have no pity on him, but totally purge the shedding of innocent blood from Israel so that life may go well with you."
A Conservative Version
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shall put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
American Standard Version
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Amplified
You shall not pity him [the guilty one], but you shall purge the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
Bible in Basic English
Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.
Darby Translation
Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Thine eye shall not pity him and put away innocent blood from Israel, and it was well to thee.
King James 2000
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, {so that good will be directed toward you}.
Modern King James verseion
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let thine eye have no pity on him, and so thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, and happy art thou.
New Heart English Bible
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.
The Emphasized Bible
thine eye shall not look with pity upon him, - so shall thou consume the shedding of innocent blood out of Israel and it shah go well with thee.
Webster
Thy eye shall not pity him, but thou shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.
World English Bible
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.
Youngs Literal Translation
thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.
Themes
Avenger of blood » Scriptures relating to
Murder » Persons guilty of » Not to be pitied or spared
Pity » Not to be shown to offenders
Interlinear
`ayin
Ba`ar
Naqiy
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 19:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
12 The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die. 13 You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you. 14 You must not encroach on your neighbor's property, which will have been defined in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:31
The king told him, "Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father's family the guilt of Joab's murderous, bloody deeds.
Deuteronomy 7:2
and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!
Deuteronomy 7:16
You must destroy all the people whom the Lord your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
Deuteronomy 21:9
In this manner you will purge out the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right before the Lord.
Deuteronomy 25:12
then you must cut off her hand -- do not pity her.
Genesis 9:6
"Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God's image God has made humankind."
Leviticus 24:17
"'If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.
Leviticus 24:21
One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.
Numbers 35:33-34
"You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.
Deuteronomy 13:8
You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.
2 Samuel 21:1
During David's reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, "It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites."
2 Samuel 21:14
They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela in the grave of his father Kish. After they had done everything that the king had commanded, God responded to their prayers for the land.
Ezekiel 16:5
No eye took pity on you to do even one of these things for you to spare you; you were thrown out into the open field because you were detested on the day you were born.