Deuteronomy 21 - Study the King James 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 slain him:

Psalms 5:6, Psalms 9:12, Proverbs 28:17, Isaiah 26:21, Acts 28:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:5 - and at Exodus 21:29 - his owner also Numbers 35:33 - it defileth 2 Samuel 3:28 - guiltless 2 Samuel 14:9 - and the king 2 Samuel 21:9 - before the Lord 1 Kings 21:8 - the elders

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:19, Romans 13:3, Romans 13:4
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 21:19 - and bring

And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

an: Numbers 19:2, Jeremiah 31:18, Matthew 11:28-30, Philippians 2:8
Reciprocal: Leviticus 4:15 - the elders

And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

a rough valley: As the word nachal signifies both a torrent, and the valley or glen through which it flows, nachal aithan may be rendered a rapid torrent. Many torrents in Judea are dry during a great part of the year; when not only their banks but their beds may be ploughed, and yield a crop. Hence there is no impropriety in specifying that such a place should be one that "is neither cared nor sown;" while the circumstance that the elders were to wash their hands over the heifer, whose head had been struck off into the stream, confirms this interpretation. The spot of ground where this sacrifice was made must be uncultivated, because it was considered as a sacrifice for the atonement of murder, and, consequently, would pollute the land.
shall strike: 1 Peter 2:21-24, 1 Peter 3:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:6 - earing Exodus 34:21 - earing Isaiah 30:24 - ear the ground

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

for them: Deuteronomy 10:8, Deuteronomy 18:5, Numbers 6:22-27, 1 Chronicles 23:13
by their word: Deuteronomy 17:8-12, Malachi 2:7
word: Heb. mouth
Reciprocal: Leviticus 9:22 - his hand Numbers 3:16 - word Numbers 6:23 - General Deuteronomy 19:17 - General 2 Chronicles 19:8 - the judgment Ezekiel 42:13 - approach

And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

wash their hands: Washing the hands was anciently a symbolical action, denoting that the person was innocent of the crime in question. Job 9:30, Psalms 19:12, Psalms 26:6, Psalms 51:2, Psalms 51:7, Psalms 51:14, Psalms 73:13, Jeremiah 2:22, Matthew 27:24, Matthew 27:25, Hebrews 9:10
Reciprocal: 1 Timothy 1:9 - manslayers

And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

Numbers 5:19-28, 2 Samuel 16:8, Job 21:21-23, Job 21:31-34, Psalms 7:3, Psalms 7:4
Reciprocal: Matthew 5:21 - and Matthew 23:35 - upon Matthew 27:24 - and washed

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.

lay not: Numbers 35:33, 2 Samuel 3:28, 2 Kings 24:4, Psalms 19:12, Jeremiah 26:15, Ezekiel 23:3, Ezekiel 23:24, Ezekiel 23:25, Jonah 1:14, Matthew 23:35, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:16
unto thy people: Heb. in the midst
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 9:26 - which thou hast brought forth Deuteronomy 19:10 - General 1 Kings 2:31 - that thou 2 Kings 21:16 - Manasseh Psalms 67:1 - God

So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

shalt thou: Deuteronomy 19:12, Deuteronomy 19:13
when thou shalt: Deuteronomy 13:18, 2 Kings 10:30, 2 Kings 10:31
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:31 - that thou 2 Kings 21:16 - Manasseh Psalms 106:38 - shed

10.

When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

thou goest: Deuteronomy 20:10-16
Reciprocal: Numbers 31:18 - keep alive for yourselves

11.

And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

desire: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 29:18-20, Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Judges 14:2, Judges 14:3, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:10, Proverbs 31:30
that: Numbers 31:18
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:8 - who hath Isaiah 2:6 - and they Daniel 11:37 - the desire

12.

Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

and she shall: This was in token of renouncing her religion, and becoming a proselyte to that of the Jews. This is still a custom in the East: When a Christian turns Mohammedan, his head is shaved, and he is carried through the city, crying, la eelah eela allah wemochammed resoolullahee, "There is no God but the God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God." 1 Corinthians 11:6; Ephesians 4:22
pare her nails: or, suffer to grow, Heb. make, or dress, Weâsethah eth tzipparneyha, "and she shall make her nails;" i.e., probably neither paring nor letting them grow, but dressing or beautifying them as the Eastern women still do by tinging them with the leaves of an odoriferous plant called alhenna, which Hasselquist (p. 246) informs us, "grows in India and in upper and lower Egypt, flowering from May to August. The leaves are pulverized and made into a paste with water: they bind this paste on the nails of their hands and feet, and keep it on all night. This gives them a deep yellow, which is greatly admired by Eastern nations. The colour lasts for three or four weeks before there is occasion to renew it. The custom is so ancient in Egypt, that I have seen the nails of mummies dyed in this manner.
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 19:24 - dressed his feet 1 Corinthians 11:5 - shaven

13.

And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

and bewail: Psalms 45:10, Psalms 45:11, Luke 14:26, Luke 14:27
Reciprocal: Genesis 50:3 - threescore 2 Samuel 21:10 - from the Hosea 3:3 - Thou shalt abide

14.

And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

thou shalt: Exodus 21:7-11
because thou: Deuteronomy 22:19, Deuteronomy 22:24, Deuteronomy 22:29, Genesis 34:2, Judges 19:24
Reciprocal: Esther 2:14 - delighted

15.

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

two wives: Genesis 29:18, Genesis 29:20, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, 1 Samuel 1:4, 1 Samuel 1:5
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:1 - hath taken 2 Chronicles 11:22 - made Abijah 2 Chronicles 21:3 - gave them Malachi 1:3 - hated Luke 14:26 - hate Romans 9:13 - hated

16.

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

1 Chronicles 5:2, 1 Chronicles 26:10, 2 Chronicles 11:19-22, 2 Chronicles 21:3, Romans 8:29, Philippians 4:8, Hebrews 12:16, Hebrews 12:17
Reciprocal: Proverbs 19:14 - the inheritance Malachi 1:3 - hated Luke 15:12 - give

17.

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

by giving: Genesis 25:5, Genesis 25:6, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 25:34, 1 Chronicles 5:1, 1 Chronicles 5:2
that he hath: Heb. that is found with him
the beginning: Genesis 49:3, Psalms 105:36
the right: Genesis 25:31-34
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:22 - given Joshua 17:1 - the firstborn 2 Kings 2:9 - a double portion Isaiah 61:7 - your shame Luke 15:12 - give Hebrews 12:23 - the firstborn

18.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

have a stubborn: Proverbs 28:24, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:17, Isaiah 1:2
obey the voice: Deuteronomy 27:16, Exodus 20:12, Exodus 21:15, Exodus 21:17, Leviticus 19:3, Leviticus 21:9, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 20:20, Ezekiel 22:7
when they: Deuteronomy 8:5, 2 Samuel 7:14, Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13, Proverbs 23:14, Proverbs 29:17, Hebrews 12:9-11
will not: Isaiah 1:5, Jeremiah 5:3, Jeremiah 31:18, Ezekiel 24:13, Amos 4:11, Amos 4:12
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 18:5 - Deal gently Proverbs 1:8 - hear Proverbs 6:20 - General Proverbs 15:32 - heareth Proverbs 19:26 - wasteth Proverbs 23:22 - Hearken Matthew 15:4 - He Romans 1:30 - disobedient Ephesians 6:1 - obey Colossians 3:20 - obey

19.

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

and bring: Deuteronomy 21:2, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 25:7, Zechariah 13:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 22:17 - thy seed Genesis 24:60 - thy seed Deuteronomy 25:6 - that his name Ruth 4:1 - to the gate Job 29:7 - General Proverbs 31:23 - in the Jeremiah 38:7 - the king

20.

And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

he will not: Proverbs 29:17
he is a glutton: Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 20:1, Proverbs 23:19-21, Proverbs 23:29-35
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 19:19 - so shalt Proverbs 15:32 - heareth Proverbs 23:21 - the drunkard Proverbs 30:11 - that curseth Galatians 5:21 - drunkenness Ephesians 5:18 - be not 2 Peter 2:10 - despise

21.

And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

all the men: Deuteronomy 13:10, Deuteronomy 13:11, Deuteronomy 17:5, Leviticus 24:16
so shalt thou: Deuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 13:11, Deuteronomy 19:19, Deuteronomy 19:20, Deuteronomy 22:21, Deuteronomy 22:24
all Israel: Deuteronomy 13:11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 20:2 - the people Leviticus 24:14 - let all the Joshua 7:25 - all Israel Judges 20:13 - put away 1 Kings 21:13 - they carried him Esther 1:20 - throughout Job 34:26 - in Proverbs 19:25 - Smite Proverbs 21:11 - the scorner Proverbs 24:32 - I looked Proverbs 30:11 - that curseth Ezekiel 31:14 - the end Acts 5:5 - great 1 Corinthians 5:13 - Therefore 1 Timothy 5:20 - that others 2 Peter 2:10 - despise Revelation 2:23 - and all

22.

And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

Joshua 8:29, Joshua 10:26, So in Numbers 25:4, we read, "And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads - chief men of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel." Among the Romans, in after ages, they hanged, or rather fastened to the tree ALIVE; and such was the cruel death of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Deuteronomy 19:6, Deuteronomy 22:26, 1 Samuel 26:16, Matthew 26:66, Acts 23:29, Acts 25:11, Acts 25:25, Acts 26:31
worthy of death: Heb. of the judgment of death, The Hebrews understand this not of putting to death by hanging, but of hanging a man up after he was stoned to death; which was done more ignominiously of some heinous malefactors. We have the examples of Rechab and Baanah, who, for murdering Ish-bosheth, were slain by David's commandment, their hand and feet cut off, and then hanged up. 2 Samuel 4:12
thou hang: 2 Samuel 21:6, 2 Samuel 21:9, Luke 23:33, John 19:31-38
Reciprocal: Genesis 40:19 - hang thee Judges 19:29 - with her bones Esther 2:23 - hanged John 12:32 - if Romans 6:21 - for the 1 Peter 2:24 - the tree

23.

His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

he that is hanged is accursed of God: Heb. the curse of God, That is, it is the highest degree of reproach that can attach to a man, and proclaims him under the curse of God as much as any external punishment can. They that see him thus hanging between heaven and earth, will conclude him abandoned of both, and unworthy of either. Bp. Patrick observes, that this passage is applied to the death of Christ; not only because he bare our sins and was exposed to shame, as these malefactors were that were accursed of God, but because he was in the evening taken down from the cursed tree and buried - and that by the particular care of the Jews, with an eye to this law, John 19:31, in token, that now the guilt being removed, the law was satisfied, as it was when the malefactors had hanged till sun-set: it demanded no more. Then he, and those that are his, ceased to be a curse. And as the land of Israel was pure and clean when the body was buried, so the church is washed and cleansed by the complete satisfaction which Christ thus made. Deuteronomy 7:26, Numbers 25:4, Joshua 7:12, 2 Samuel 21:6, Romans 9:3, Galatians 3:13, 1 Corinthians 16:22, 2 Corinthians 5:21
thy land: Leviticus 18:25, Numbers 35:33, Numbers 35:34
Reciprocal: Genesis 40:19 - hang thee Joshua 8:29 - the king Joshua 10:26 - hanged Joshua 10:27 - they took Judges 19:29 - with her bones 2 Samuel 4:12 - hanged 2 Samuel 18:9 - taken up 2 Kings 10:8 - until the morning Esther 2:23 - hanged Esther 9:13 - let Haman's ten sons be hanged Jeremiah 2:7 - ye defiled Ezekiel 39:12 - cleanse Mark 15:24 - crucified Luke 23:33 - they crucified John 12:32 - if John 18:32 - what Acts 5:6 - General 1 Corinthians 12:3 - accursed Philippians 2:8 - the death 1 Peter 2:24 - the tree