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Deuteronomy 19:13 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 19 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.”
Deuteronomy 19:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 19:13
Thine eye shall not pity him—the Hebrew lo-tachos einekha (לֹא־תָחוֹס עֵינֶךָ) commands emotional fortitude in executing justice. Compassion toward the guilty becomes cruelty toward the innocent and society at large. This same formula appears repeatedly in Deuteronomy (7:16, 13:8, 25:12) when Israel must purge evil without sentimentality.The command to put away the guilt of innocent blood (וּבִעַרְתָּ דַם־הַנָּקִי, u-vi'arta dam ha-naqi) reveals the theology of corporate guilt. Unpunished murder pollutes the land itself (Numbers 35:33-34). The verb ba'ar (בִּעַר, "to burn away, purge") suggest...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 19:13
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“Do as he has said”
“And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.”
“and you shall strike them; then you shall utterly destroy them: you shall make no covenant with them”
“when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh.”
“it pollutes the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein”
“year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said”
“in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that God was entreated for the land.”
“nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him”
“And he that killeth a beast”