Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we ¹  witnessed the crime. ² 

biblegateway Deu 21:7

and they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

They will declare, 'Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it .

Then they must make this formal statement: "We didn’t commit this murder, and we didn’t witness it.

biblegateway Deu 21:7

and they shall declare: "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done.

and they shall testify, 'Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed.

bibleoremus Deu 21:7

and they shall declare: "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor were we witnesses to it.

and solemnly declare: “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did we witness the bloodshed.

biblegateway Deu 21:7

"Then they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it .

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

biblegateway Deu 21:7

Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we ¹  witnessed the crime. ² 

¹ tn Heb “our eyes.” This is a figure of speech known as synecdoche in which the part (the eyes) is put for the whole (the entire person).

² tn Heb “seen”; the implied object (the crime committed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.