Deuteronomy 19:13

Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 19:10 forbids shedding innocent blood — the flip side of this verse's command to purge the guilty, both protecting the land.

Deuteronomy 19:21 repeats 'show no pity' and gives the lex talionis — the immediate reinforcement of the principle stated in this verse.

In Deuteronomy 21:9, the identical phrase 'purge the guilt of innocent blood' appears for an unsolved murder—the same principle of cleansing the land.

In Deuteronomy 13:8, the same 'eye shall not pity' command applies to executing a false prophet—another capital case, showing consistent judicial ruthlessness.

Genesis 9:6 Parallel

Genesis 9:6 establishes the death penalty for murder—the same principle underlying the command to execute and purge bloodguilt here.

Leviticus 24:17 directly states 'whoever takes a human life shall be put to death'—the foundational law behind this command to execute without pity.

Leviticus 24:21 repeats the death penalty for killing a person—reinforcing the same capital punishment principle as here.

Numbers 35:33 explains that blood pollutes the land and only the murderer's blood can atone—the exact rationale for purging innocent blood here.

Numbers 35:34 warns not to defile the land where God dwells — the same concern for purging bloodguilt that drives the command here.

2 Samuel 21:1 shows a famine as divine judgment for unavenged blood — illustrating the consequences of failing to purge bloodguilt as commanded.

2 Samuel 21:14 records that after avenging the Gibeonites, God answered prayer for the land — the positive outcome of purging bloodguilt.

1 Kings 2:31 has Solomon clearing David's house of bloodguilt by executing Joab — a direct application of the purge command here.

Hebrews 10:28 recalls the law's death penalty without mercy — directly referencing the no-pity principle commanded here.

Matthew 27:25 has the crowd accepting bloodguilt on themselves — a stark contrast to this verse's command to purge bloodguilt from the land.