33 (A)So you shall not defile the land in which you live; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except (B)by the blood of the one who shed it.

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33 “‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land,(A) and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

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13 [a](A)You shall not pity him, but (B)you shall eliminate the guilt for the bloodshed of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well for you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 19:13 Lit Your eye

13 Show no pity.(A) You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood,(B) so that it may go well with you.

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[a]Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, Lord, and do not place the guilt for (A)innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the guilt for bloodshed shall be [b]forgiven them. (B)So you shall remove the guilt for innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit Cover over, atone for
  2. Deuteronomy 21:8 Lit covered over, atoned for

Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, Lord, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person.” Then the bloodshed will be atoned for,(A) and you will have purged(B) from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

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