Deuteronomy 19:10

This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you.

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WEBBE

This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you.

BSB

Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

KJV

That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

ASV

that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

BBE

So that in all your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.

Original Hebrew

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וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 יִשָּׁפֵךְ yi·sha·fekh it will be shed H8210 דָּם dam blood H1818 נָקִי na·ki innocent H5355 בְּקֶרֶב be·ke·rev in [the] midst of H7130 אַרְצְךָ 'ar·tze·kha land your H776 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 נֹתֵן no·ten [is] about to give H5414 לְךָ le·kha to (the) you H9031 נַחֲלָה na·cha·lah an inheritance H5159 וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 עָלֶיךָ 'a·lei·kha on you H5921 דָּמִים ס da·mim blood(s) H1818

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–13

Here is the law settled between the blood of the murdered, and the blood of the murderer; provision is made, that the cities of refuge should be a protection, so that a man should not die for that as a crime, which was not his willing act. In Christ, the Lord our Righteousness, refuge is provided for those who by faith flee unto him. But there is no refuge in Jesus Christ for presumptuous sinners, who go on still in their trespasses. Those who flee to Christ from their sins, shall be safe in him, but not those who expect to be sheltered by him in their sins.

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