Deuteronomy 21:7

NETBible

Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we 1  witnessed the crime. 2 

NIV ©

and they shall declare: "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done.

NASB ©

and they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

NLT ©

Then they must say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did we see it happen.

MSG ©

and say, "We didn't kill this man and we didn't see who did it.

BBE ©

Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.

NRSV ©

and they shall declare: "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor were we witnesses to it.

NKJV ©

"Then they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it .

KJV
And they shall answer
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and say
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Our hands
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have not shed
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this blood
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neither have our eyes
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seen
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[it].
NASB ©
and they shall answer
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and say
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, 'Our hands
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did not shed
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this
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blood
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, nor
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did our eyes
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see
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it.
LXXM
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CONJ
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T-NPF
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N-NPF
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P-GP
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ADV
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V-AAI-3P
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T-ASN
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N-ASN
touto
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D-ASN
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CONJ
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T-NPM
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N-NPM
hmwn
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P-GP
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ADV
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V-RAI-3P
NET [draft] ITL
Then they must proclaim
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, “Our hands
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have not
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spilled
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this
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blood
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, nor
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have we witnessed
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the crime.
HEBREW
war
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al
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wnynyew
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hzh
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Mdh
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ta
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*wkps {hkps}
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al
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wnydy
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wrmaw
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wnew (21:7)
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NETBible

Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we 1  witnessed the crime. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “our eyes.” This is a figure of speech known as synecdoche in which the part (the eyes) is put for the whole (the entire person).

2 tn Heb “seen”; the implied object (the crime committed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.