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Deuteronomy 19:13

Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Deuteronomy 19:13 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

    ASV

  • Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without cause, and it will be well for you.

    BBE

  • Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.

    DBY

  • Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.

    WEB

  • thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.

    YLT

  • Yours eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.

    ENG

  • Thy eye shall not pity him, but thou shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.

    WBT

  • You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.

    BSB

In context

11But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:

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.

13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

15One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

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