Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
and shall respond, and say, - Our hands, shed not this blood, neither did, our eyes, see the deed .
New American Standard Bible
and they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.
King James Version
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Holman Bible
They will declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it.
International Standard Version
and they are to make this declaration: "Our hands didn't shed this blood, nor were we witnesses to the crime.
A Conservative Version
and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
American Standard Version
and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Amplified
and they shall respond, and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.
Bible in Basic English
Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.
Darby Translation
and shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Julia Smith Translation
And they answered and said, Our hands poured not out this blood, and our eyes saw not
King James 2000
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they shall declare, and they shall say, 'Our hands did not shed this blood, and our eyes did not see [what was done].
Modern King James verseion
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and shall answer and say, 'Our hands have not shed this blood neither have our eyes seen it.
NET Bible
Then they must proclaim, "Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.
New Heart English Bible
and they shall answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Webster
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
World English Bible
and they shall answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen --
Themes
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
hands » Were washed » In token of innocency
Interlinear
`anah
Yad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 21:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
6 and, all the elders of that city who are nearest unto the slain, shall bathe their hands over the heifer that hath boon beheaded in the ravine, 7 and shall respond, and say, - Our hands, shed not this blood, neither did, our eyes, see the deed . 8 Be propitious unto thy people Israel whom thou hast redeemed, O Yahweh, and do not impute innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel. So shall they obtain propitiation for the guilt of shedding blood.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 5:19-28
and the priest shall put her on oath and shall say unto the woman: - If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside in uncleanness, unto another instead of thy husband, be thou clear from this deadly water that causeth a curse.
2 Samuel 16:8
Yahweh, hath brought back upon thee, all the shed-blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Yahweh hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absolom thy son, - and, here thou art, in thy ruin, for that, a man of bloodshed, thou art.
Job 21:21-23
For what shall be his pleasure in his house after him, when, the number of his months, is cut in twain?
Job 21:31-34
Who can declare - to his face - his way? And, what, he, hath done, who shall recompense to him?
Psalm 7:3-4
O Yahweh my God, If I have done this, If there hath been perversity in my hands: