Deuteronomy 21:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּבַעֵ֛ר הַדָּ֥ם הַנָּקִ֖י מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס

Transliteration

And-ʾattāh təbaʿēr the-dām the-nāqî from-qirbəkā, when-taʿăśeh the-yāšār in-ʿênê YHWH.

Grammar Details

*ʾattāh*: 2nd person masculine singular independent pronoun - you
*təbaʿēr*: Piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall remove/purge
*dām*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the blood
*nāqî*: masculine singular adjective with definite article - the innocent
*qirbəkā*: masculine singular noun construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your midst
*taʿăśeh*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you do/will do
*yāšār*: masculine singular adjective with definite article - the right/straight
*ʿênê*: feminine dual noun construct - eyes of
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name

Word Meanings

*təbaʿēr*: remove/purge/burn away
*qirbəkā*: your midst/among you/from within you
*yāšār*: right/straight/upright/just

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Referenced Verses

Deut 13:18 : 18 when you shall listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, to keep all his commandments which I command you this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah your God.
Deut 19:12-13 : 12 then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
2 Kgs 10:30-31 : 30 And Jehovah said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.

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12then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
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6And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
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