Berean Standard Bible
“If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,”
Deuteronomy 21 addresses a range of situations: an unsolved murder found in an open field, marriage to a captive woman, inheritance rights and a rebellious son. It shows how the law tried to handle hard cases in community life.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
World English Bible (WEB)
If someone is found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it isn’t known who has struck him;
King James Version (KJV)
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
CUANDO fuere hallado en la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da para que la poseas, muerto echado en el campo, y no se supiere quién lo hirió,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»Cuando hayas entrado en el territorio que el Señor tu Dios te da, si se encuentra en el campo un cadáver y no se sabe quién ha sido el homicida,
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