Deuteronomy 21:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"So you shall removeתְּבַעֵ֛ר
(te·va·'er)
1197a: to burn, consumea prim. root
the guiltהַדָּ֥ם
(had·dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
of innocentהַנָּקִ֖י
(han·na·ki)
5355a: clean, free from, exemptfrom naqah
blood 
 
1818: blooda prim. root
from your midst,מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ
(mik·kir·be·cha;)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
whenכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you doתַעֲשֶׂ֥ה
(ta·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֖ר
(hai·ya·shar)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
So shalt thou put away
ba`ar  (baw-ar')
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also to be(-come) brutish
the guilt of innocent
naqiy  (naw-kee')
innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
from among
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
you when thou shalt do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
that which is right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"So you shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

King James Bible
So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the LORD's sight."

International Standard Version
This is how you will remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right in the sight of the LORD."

NET Bible
In this manner you will purge out the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right before the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is how you will get rid of the guilt of an unsolved murder by doing what the LORD considers right.

King James 2000 Bible
So shall you put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
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