Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 21:6–8

6Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken, 7and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. 8Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.”

And the bloodshed will be atoned for.

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Deuteronomy 21:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then allוְכֹ֗לwə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the eldersזִקְנֵי֙ziq·nêAdjective - masculine plural constructH2205 old
of the cityהָעִ֣ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
nearestהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםhaq·qə·rō·ḇîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH7138 near
the victimהֶחָלָ֑לhe·ḥā·lālArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2491 pierced
shall washיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir·ḥă·ṣūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םyə·ḏê·hemNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH3027 hand
by the streamבַנָּֽחַל׃ḇan·nā·ḥalPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the heiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הhā·‘eḡ·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5697 heifer
whose neck has been brokenהָעֲרוּפָ֥הhā·‘ă·rū·p̄āhArticle; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH6202 break the neck

Deuteronomy 21:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and they shall declareוְעָנ֖וּwə·‘ā·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH6030 answer, respond
Our handsיָדֵ֗ינוּyā·ḏê·nūNoun - feminine dual construct; first person common pluralH3027 hand
did notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
shedשָׁפְכָהšå̄·p̄ə·ḵå̄hVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8210 pour out, pour
thisהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
bloodהַדָּ֣םhad·dāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
nor didלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
our eyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּwə·‘ê·nê·nūConjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; first person common pluralH5869 eye
see itרָאֽוּ׃rā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7200 see

Deuteronomy 21:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Accept this atonementכַּפֵּר֩kap·pêrVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
for Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֨lə·‘am·mə·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
whomאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
You have redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pā·ḏî·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH6299 ransom
and do notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
holdתִּתֵּן֙tit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
the shedding of innocentנָקִ֔יnā·qîAdjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
bloodדָּ֣םdāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood
againstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbə·qe·reḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7130 inward part, midst
themעַמְּךָ֣‘am·mə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people
And the bloodshedהַדָּֽם׃had·dāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
will be atoned forוְנִכַּפֵּ֥רwə·nik·kap·pêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Nithpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 21:6 Psalm 26:6 · Psalm 73:13

Deuteronomy 21:8 Jonah 1:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.