Parallel Verses

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.

The Emphasized Bible

and shall respond, and say, - Our hands, shed not this blood, neither did, our eyes, see the deed .

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 --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

and say

Usage: 0

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

have not shed
שׁפך 
Shaphak 
Usage: 115

דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

6 All the elders of that city which is nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley; 7 and they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. 8 Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O Lord, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them.



Cross References

Numbers 5:19-28

The priest shall have her take an oath and shall say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you and if you have not gone astray into uncleanness, being under the authority of your husband, be immune to this water of bitterness that brings a curse;

2 Samuel 16:8

The Lord has returned upon you all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. And behold, you are taken in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

Job 21:21-23

“For what does he care for his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut off?

Job 21:31-34

“Who will confront him with his actions,
And who will repay him for what he has done?

Psalm 7:3-4

O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is injustice in my hands,

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