King James Version
Deuteronomy 21:7 in the King James Version says “And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.”
Deuteronomy 21:7 · KJV
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: word: Heb. mouth
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. unto thy people of: Heb. in the midst, etc
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they shall answer”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“Our hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“have not shed”
H8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“this blood”
H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
“neither have our eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“seen”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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