9and thou dost put away the innocent blood out of thy midst, for thou dost that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.


In Context

6 and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

7 and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen —

8 receive atonement for Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed, O Jehovah, and suffer not innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel; and the blood hath been pardoned to them,

9 and thou dost put away the innocent blood out of thy midst, for thou dost that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

10 'When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God hath given them into thy hand, and thou hast taken captive its captivity,

11 and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,

Deuteronomy 21:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:9So 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:9So you will purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:9And thou shalt be free from the innocent's blood, that was shed, when thou shalt have done what the Lord hath commanded thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:9So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9So shalt thou put away innocent blood from thy midst, when thou shalt do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:9So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9So shalt thou remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9So you shall put away the innocent blood from the midst of you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:9So 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.