King James Version
Deuteronomy 21:9 in the King James Version says “So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight o...” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Deuteronomy 21:9 · KJV
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.
When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“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
“from among”
H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“you when thou shalt do”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“in the sight”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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