NET Bible
"Then they must proclaim,“Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime."
— Deuteronomy 21:7, NET Bible
“And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.”
“and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. ”
“and they shall answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.”
“And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.”
“Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.”
“And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.”
and bring the heifer down to a wadi with flowing water, to a valley that is neither plowed nor sown. There at the wadi they are to break the heifer’s neck.
Then the Levitical priests will approach(for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, and to decide every judicial verdict)
and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.
Then they must proclaim,“Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.
Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O LORD, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.
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.
Laws Concerning Wives When you go out to do battle with your enemies and the LORD your God allows you to prevail and you take prisoners,