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

[a]O Lord, be merciful unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay no innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel, and the blood shall be forgiven them.

So shalt thou take away the cry of innocent blood from thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 21:8 This was the prayer, which the Priests made in the audience of the people.

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