Deuteronomy 21:1
If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 21 connects to 5 cross-references. When a murder victim is found without a known killer, the nearest town performs an expiation ritual over a heifer in a wadi. Laws address taking female prisoners of war as wives, the rights of the firstborn son of an …
Other Translations
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
`When one is found slain on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it--fallen in a field--it is not known who hath smitten him,
If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death:
Cross References
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay …
For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the …
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man …