Deut.21.7

Deuteronomy 21:7

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And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

Atonement for an Unsolved Murder

Cross References

Numbers 35:33

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So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

Six Cities of Refuge

Cities of Refuge

Deuteronomy 21:6

KJV

And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

Atonement for an Unsolved Murder

Deuteronomy 21:8

KJV

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.