Deuteronomy 21:6

New Catholic Bible

⁶The elders of the town that is nearest to the body will wash their hands^[a] over the heifer whose throat had been slit in the valley,

Deuteronomy 21:6 Wash their hands: in cases where the one responsible for taking someone’s life cannot be found, the community can offer sacrifice to obtain forgiveness while maintaining their innocence.

Deuteronomy 21:6

King James Version

⁶And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

⁶Then all the elders of the town nearest the body shall wash their hands^(A) over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,

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