Deuteronomy 21:8

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Forgive, LORD, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don’t allow innocent blood among your people Israel.” The blood shall be forgiven them.

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6 All the elders of that city which is nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

7 They shall answer and say, “Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

8 Forgive, LORD, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don’t allow innocent blood among your people Israel.” The blood shall be forgiven them.

9 So you shall put away the innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in the LORD’s eyes.

10 When you go out to battle against your enemies, and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you carry them away captive,

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Deuteronomy 21:8 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: Forgive, LORD, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don’t allow innocent blood among your people Israel.” The blood shall be forgiven them.
KJV King James Version: 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 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,
DBY Darby Translation: 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.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.