Deuteronomy 21:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

LORD, make atonement for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the guilt of innocent blood against Your people Israel.’ And the bloodshed will be atoned for.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast reemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Be merciful, O LORD, to Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not place innocent blood upon Your people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Forgive,{H3722} O Jehovah,{H3068} thy people{H5971} Israel,{H3478} whom thou hast redeemed,{H6299} and suffer{H5414} not innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} [to remain] in the midst{H7130} of thy people{H5971} Israel.{H3478} And the blood{H1818} shall be forgiven{H3722} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Be merciful{H3722}{(H8761)}, O LORD{H3068}, unto thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, whom thou hast redeemed{H6299}{(H8804)}, and lay{H5414}{(H8799)} not innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} unto thy people{H5971} of Israel's{H3478} charge{H7130}. And the blood{H1818} shall be forgiven{H3722}{(H8694)} them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Be mercifull Lord vnto thy people Israel which thou hast delyuered and put not innocent bloude vnto thy people Israel: and the bloude shalbe forgeuen th

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Be mercifull (O LORDE) vnto thy people of Israel, who thou hast delyuered, laye no innocent bloude vnto thy people of Israels charge: then shall they be reconcyled from the bloude.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    O Lord, be mercifull vnto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay no innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel, and the blood shalbe forgiuen them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Be mercifull Lorde vnto thy people Israel which thou hast deliuered, and lay no innocent blood vnto thy people of Israels charge. And the blood shalbe forgeuen them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don't allow innocent blood [to remain] in the midst of your people Israel. The blood shall be forgiven them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    receive atonement for Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed, O Jehovah, and suffer not innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel; and the blood hath been pardoned to them,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood `to remain' in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood [to remain] in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don't allow innocent blood [to remain] in the midst of your people Israel." The blood shall be forgiven them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O LORD, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.

Referenced Verses

  • Jonah 1:14 : 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life, and do not hold us accountable for innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done as you pleased."
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  • 1 Thess 2:15-16 : 15 They killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and they drove us out. They do not please God and are hostile to everyone. 16 They forbid us to speak to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way, they constantly fill up the measure of their sins. But the wrath of God has come upon them fully.
  • Num 35:33-34 : 33 Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell, for I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.
  • 2 Sam 3:28 : 28 Later, when David heard about this, he declared, 'I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD regarding the blood of Abner son of Ner.
  • 2 Kgs 24:4 : 4 And also because of the innocent blood that he had shed, for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to pardon.
  • Ps 19:12 : 12 By them Your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
  • Jer 26:15 : 15 But you should certainly know that if you put me to death, you are bringing innocent blood upon yourselves, this city, and its inhabitants, for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.
  • Ezek 23:3 : 3 They committed adultery in Egypt; in their youth, they acted unfaithfully. There, their breasts were fondled, and their virginity was violated.
  • Ezek 23:24-25 : 24 They will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a vast army. They will take up shields, helmets, and armor against you on every side. I will hand you over to them for judgment, and they will punish you according to their laws. 25 I will direct my jealous fury against you, and they will deal with you in anger. They will cut off your nose and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will take your sons and daughters, and those who remain will be consumed by fire.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 21:9
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    9 So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from among you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

  • Deut 21:7
    79%

    7 and they shall declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

  • Deut 19:13
    77%

    13 Do not pity him, but purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

  • Deut 19:10
    75%

    10 This is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood within the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

  • 1 Kgs 8:50
    74%

    50 Forgive Your people who have sinned against You; forgive all the offenses they have committed against You, and cause their captors to show them mercy,

  • Num 14:19-20
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    74%

    19 Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven them from Egypt until now.

    20 The LORD replied, 'I have forgiven them, as you asked.'

  • 2 Kgs 24:4
    74%

    4 And also because of the innocent blood that he had shed, for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to pardon.

  • 1 Kgs 8:33-34
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    74%

    33 When Your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against You, and if they turn back to You, confess Your name, pray, and plead with You in this house,

    34 then hear from heaven, forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land You gave to their ancestors.

  • Num 35:33
    72%

    33 Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it.

  • 2 Chr 6:25
    72%

    25 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land You gave to them and to their ancestors.

  • Matt 27:4
    72%

    4 He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they replied, 'What is that to us? You take care of it.'

  • Ps 130:7-8
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    72%

    7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is steadfast love, and with Him is abundant redemption.

    8 He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

  • Lev 19:22
    72%

    22 The priest will make atonement for him before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven for the sin he has committed.

  • Lev 6:7
    71%

    7 This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall present it before the LORD, in front of the altar.

  • 1 Kgs 8:36
    71%

    36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land You gave Your people as an inheritance.

  • 1 Kgs 8:30
    71%

    30 'Hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.'

  • Ps 94:21
    71%

    21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.

  • Jer 18:23
    70%

    23 But You, Lord, know all their plans to kill me. Do not forgive their wrongdoing, do not blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them collapse before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.

  • 2 Sam 21:3
    70%

    3 David asked the Gibeonites, "What can I do for you? How can I make atonement so that you may bless the Lord’s inheritance?"

  • 1 Chr 21:8
    70%

    8 Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by doing this. Now, I beg You, take away the guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."

  • Jer 33:8
    70%

    8 I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against me and forgive all their iniquities of sin and rebellion against me.

  • Lev 4:27
    70%

    27 If any individual from among the common people sins unintentionally by violating a command of the LORD that should not be done and becomes guilty,

  • Num 15:26
    70%

    26 The entire community of the Israelites and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people sinned unintentionally.

  • Mic 7:18
    70%

    18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love.

  • Ps 85:2
    70%

    2 LORD, you have shown favor to your land; you have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

  • 2 Chr 29:24
    70%

    24 The priests slaughtered the animals, then took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar to make atonement for all Israel, as the king had commanded, for the burnt offering and the sin offering were for all Israel.

  • Ps 79:8
    70%

    8 Do not hold against us the sins of our ancestors; may Your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.

  • Matt 27:25
    70%

    25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'

  • 2 Chr 6:21
    70%

    21 'Hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.

  • Judg 10:15
    70%

    15 The Israelites said to the LORD, 'We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to You, but please save us today.'

  • 1 Chr 21:17
    69%

    17 David said to God, "Was it not I who gave the command to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? LORD my God, let Your hand fall on me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on Your people."

  • Jer 50:20
    69%

    20 In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the guilt of Israel will be sought, but there will be none; and the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant.

  • Lev 4:20
    69%

    20 He shall do with this bull just as he did with the sin offering bull; in this way, the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.

  • Joel 3:21
    69%

    21 I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged, for the LORD dwells in Zion.

  • Deut 32:43
    69%

    43 Rejoice, you nations, with His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants; He will take vengeance on His enemies and make atonement for His land and people.

  • Num 15:28
    69%

    28 The priest will make atonement before the Lord for the person who sinned unintentionally. When atonement is made, they will be forgiven.

  • Acts 8:22
    69%

    22 Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart.

  • Jonah 1:14
    69%

    14 Then they cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life, and do not hold us accountable for innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done as you pleased."

  • Lev 17:11
    69%

    11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.

  • Ps 9:12
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    12 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.

  • Jer 19:4
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    4 For they have abandoned Me and made this place foreign. They have burned incense here to other gods—gods that neither they, their ancestors, nor the kings of Judah have known. And they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.

  • Num 5:8
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    8 But if the person has no close relative to whom the restitution can be made, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram of atonement to make atonement for the guilt.

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    14 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

  • 1 Kgs 2:31
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    31 The king said to him, 'Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and my father's house the guilt of the blood that Joab shed without cause.

  • Ps 79:10
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    10 Why should the nations say, 'Where is their God?' Let it be known among the nations before our eyes that You avenge the spilled blood of Your servants.

  • 2 Chr 6:27
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    27 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live and send rain on the land You have given to Your people as an inheritance.