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.

Thou and Ye

  • thy, thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • Israel(See Scofield "Ex 14:30").

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  • The expiation of uncertain murderIf a murderer could not be found out, great solemnity is provided for putting away the guilt from the land, as an expression of dread and detesting of that...

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Cross References

  • Jonah 1:14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
  • Numbers 35:33–34 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. …
  • 2 Samuel 3:28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
  • 2 Kings 24:4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
  • Psalms 19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

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  • Inquest General scriptures concerning Inquest

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Be merciful כַּפֵּר kappēr כָּפַר Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine singular
  • O LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • unto thy people לְעַמְּךָ lĕʿammĕkā עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • whom thou hast redeemed אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative פָּדִיתָ pādîtā פָּדָה Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
  • and lay תִּתֵּן tittēn נָתַן Verb · qal jussive, second person masculine singular
  • not innocent וְאַל wĕʾal Negative · with and נָקִי nāqî נָקִי Adjective · masculine singular
  • blood דָּם dām דָּם Noun · masculine singular
  • unto thy people עַמְּךָ ʿammĕkā עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • of Israel's יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • charge בְּקֶרֶב bĕqereb קֶרֶב Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • And the blood לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural הַדָּם haddām דָּם Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • shall be forgiven וְנִכַּפֵּר wĕnikkappēr כָּפַר Verb · nithpael sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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