Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them: lay not Numbers 35:33 Defile not the land of your habitation, which is stained with the blood of the innocent: neither can it otherwise be expiated, but by his blood that hath shed the blood of another. 2 Samuel 3:28 And when David heard of it, after the thing was now done, he said: I, and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner: 2 Kings 24:4 And for the innocent blood that he shed, filling Jerusalem with innocent blood: and therefore the Lord would not be appeased. Psalm 19:12 Who can understand sins? from my secret ones cleanse me, O Lord: Jeremiah 26:15 But know ye, and understand, that if you put me to death, you will shed innocent blood against your own selves, and against this city, and the inhabitants thereof. For in truth the Lord sent me to you, to speak all these words in your hearing. Ezekiel 23:3,24,25 And they committed fornication in Egypt, in their youth they committed fornication: there were their breasts pressed down, and the teats of their virginity were bruised. . . . Jonah 1:14 And the men rowed hard to return the land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them. Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just, even unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom you killed between the temple and the altar. 1 Thessalonians 2:15,16 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are adversaries to all men; . . . unto thy people [heb] in the midst Context The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder…7And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. 8Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them:9And thou shalt be free from the innocent's blood, that was shed, when thou shalt have done what the Lord hath commanded thee.… Cross References Numbers 35:33 Defile not the land of your habitation, which is stained with the blood of the innocent: neither can it otherwise be expiated, but by his blood that hath shed the blood of another. Numbers 35:34 And thus shall your possession be cleansed, myself abiding with you. For I am the Lord that dwell among the children of Israel. Deuteronomy 21:7 And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. 1 Kings 2:31 And the king said to him: Do as he hath said; and kill him, and bury him, and thou shalt remove the innocent blood which hath been shed by Joab, from me, and from the house of my father: Jonah 1:14 And the men rowed hard to return the land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them. Lexicon Accept this atonement,כַּפֵּר֩ (kap·pêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel O LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel for Your people לְעַמְּךָ֨ (lə·‘am·mə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that You have redeemed, פָּדִ֙יתָ֙ (pā·ḏî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6299: To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve and do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 408: Not hold תִּתֵּן֙ (tit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set the shedding of innocent נָקִ֔י (nā·qî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5355: Clean, free from, exempt blood דָּ֣ם (dām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed against בְּקֶ֖רֶב (bə·qe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7130: The nearest part, the center them.” עַמְּךָ֣ (‘am·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock And the bloodshed הַדָּֽם׃ (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed will be atoned for. וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר (wə·nik·kap·pêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nithpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel Additional Translations Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.Be merciful, O LORD, to your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to your people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them. Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, that innocent blood may not be charged on thy people Israel: and the blood shall be atoned for to them. Forgive thy people Israel, whom thou, Jehovah, hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel; and the blood shall be expiated for them. Forgive, O LORD, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them. Be merciful, O LORD, to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them. Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don't allow innocent blood [to remain] in the midst of your people Israel." The blood shall be forgiven them. 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, Jump to Previous Accept Allow Atoned Atonement Blood Bloodguiltiness Bloodshed Cause Charge Crime Death Expiated Hold Innocent Israel Israel's Lay Merciful Mercy Midst Pardoned Ransomed Receive Redeemed Responsible SufferJump to Next Accept Allow Atoned Atonement Blood Bloodguiltiness Bloodshed Cause Charge Crime Death Expiated Hold Innocent Israel Israel's Lay Merciful Mercy Midst Pardoned Ransomed Receive Redeemed Responsible SufferExternal Links Deuteronomy 21:8 NIVDeuteronomy 21:8 NLT Deuteronomy 21:8 ESV Deuteronomy 21:8 NASB Deuteronomy 21:8 ASV Deuteronomy 21:8 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 21:8 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 21:8 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 21:8 French Bible Deuteronomy 21:8 German Bible Alphabetical: Accept an and atoned atonement be blood bloodguiltiness bloodshed do for Forgive forgiven guilt guilty have hold in innocent Israel LORD man midst not O of people place redeemed shall the them this whom will you your OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:8 Forgive Yahweh your people Israel whom you (Deut. 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