Deuteronomy 21:8
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
כַּפֵּרkapermake atonementH3722לְעַמְּךָle'amekhafor people yourH5971יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834פָּדִיתָpaditayou ransomedH6299יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תִּתֵּןtitenyou putH5414דָּםdambloodH1818נָקִיnakiinnocentH5355בְּקֶרֶבbekerevin [the] midst ofH7130עַמְּךָ'amekhapeople yourH5971יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְנִכַּפֵּרvenikkaperand it will be atoned forH3722לָהֶםlahemfor <the> themהַדָּם׃hadamthe bloodH1818
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Jonah 1:14Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”
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- Jeremiah 26:15But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”
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- Ezekiel 23:3And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.
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