The Meaning of Deuteronomy 21:9 Explained

Deuteronomy 21:9

KJV: 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.

YLT: and thou dost put away the innocent blood out of thy midst, for thou dost that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Darby: So shalt thou put away innocent blood from thy midst, when thou shalt do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

ASV: So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Deuteronomy 21:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 21

1  The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder
10  The usage of a captive taken to wife
15  The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection
18  A rebellious son is to be stoned to death
22  The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 21:9 mean?

So you shall put away the [guilt of] blood innocent from among you when you do [what is] right in the sight of Yahweh -
וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּבַעֵ֛ר הַדָּ֥ם הַנָּקִ֖י מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־ תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה ס

וְאַתָּ֗ה  So  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
תְּבַעֵ֛ר  shall  put  away 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּעַר 
Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.
הַדָּ֥ם  the  [guilt  of]  blood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
הַנָּקִ֖י  innocent 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: נָקִי 
Sense: clean, free from, exempt, clear, innocent.
מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ  from  among  you 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה  you  do  [what  is] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הַיָּשָׁ֖ר  right 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יָשָׁר 
Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י  in  the  sight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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