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:”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Deuteronomy 21:1

If one bee found slaine in the lande, which the Lord thy God giueth thee to possesse it, lying in the fielde, and it bee not knowen who hath slaine him:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"If a slain person is found lying in the open country in the land which the LORD your God gives you to possess, {and} it is not known who has struck him,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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;
- American Standard Version (1901)

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:
- Basic English Bible

If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath smitten him,
- Darby Bible

When there shall be found in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, the corpse of a man slain, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder,
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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 smitten him:
- English Revised Version

If one be found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it isn't known who has struck him;
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Deuteronomy 21:1

Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 21:1


21:1 The field - Or, in the city, or any place: only the field is named, as the place where such murders are most commonly committed.


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