Verse 10

Deuteronomy 19:10

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10 So that in all your land, which the Lord your God (Elohim) is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/לֹ֤א יִשָּׁפֵךְ֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּ/קֶ֣רֶב אַרְצְ/ךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ/ךָ֖ נַחֲלָ֑ה וְ/הָיָ֥ה עָלֶ֖י/ךָ דָּמִֽים

English Translation

And you shall not pour out innocent blood in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and bloodguilt shall be upon you.

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Chapter 19 Context

1 When the nations, whose land the Lord your God (Elohim) is giving you, have been cut off by him, and... Focus ↗

2 You are to have three towns marked out in the land which the Lord your God (Elohim) is giving you fo... Focus ↗

3 You are to make ready a way, and see that the land which the Lord your God (Elohim) is giving you fo... Focus ↗

4 This is to be the rule for anyone who goes in flight there, after causing the death of his neighbour... Focus ↗

5 For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees,... Focus ↗

6 For if not, he who has the right of punishment may go running after the taker of life in the heat of... Focus ↗

7 And so I am ordering you to see that three towns are marked out for this purpose. Focus ↗

8 And if the Lord your God (Elohim) makes wide the limits of your land, as he said in his oath to your... Focus ↗

9 If you keep and do all these orders which I give you today, loving the Lord your God (Elohim) and wa... Focus ↗

10 So that in all your land, which the Lord your God (Elohim) is giving you for your heritage, no man m...

11 But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and g... Focus ↗

12 The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the rig... Focus ↗

13 Have no pity on him, so that Israel may be clear from the crime of putting a man to death without ca... Focus ↗

14 Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or... Focus ↗

15 One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has... Focus ↗

16 If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong, Focus ↗

17 Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the... Focus ↗

18 And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false... Focus ↗

19 Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you... Focus ↗

20 And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among... Focus ↗

21 Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Deuteronomy
Chapter: Chapter 19 (21 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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