The Meaning of Deuteronomy 21:7 Explained

Deuteronomy 21:7

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

YLT: and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen --

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Deuteronomy 21:7 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 21:7 mean?

and they shall answer and say Our hands not - have shed - blood this and our eyes nor have seen [it]
וְעָנ֖וּ וְאָמְר֑וּ יָדֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֤א [שפכה] (שָֽׁפְכוּ֙) אֶת־ הַדָּ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְעֵינֵ֖ינוּ לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ

וְעָנ֖וּ  and  they  shall  answer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
וְאָמְר֑וּ  and  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יָדֵ֗ינוּ  Our  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
[שפכה]  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
(שָֽׁפְכוּ֙)  have  shed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שֶׂפֶק 
Sense: to pour, pour out, spill.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַדָּ֣ם  blood 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
הַזֶּ֔ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וְעֵינֵ֖ינוּ  and  our  eyes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, cdc, first person common plural
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
לֹ֥א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
רָאֽוּ  have  seen  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.

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