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: (Deuteronomy 21:1)
For a similar expression in respect to other circumstances, see chs. 17:2; 24:7. God has always emphasized the sacredness of human life and of personal rights (see on Gen. 9:5, 6).