King James Version
"And 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:"
— Deuteronomy 21:6, King James Version
“And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley; ”
“All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;”
“and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.”
“And the ancients of that city shall come to the person slain, and shall wash their hands over the heifer that was killed in the valley,”
“And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,”
“And 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:”
And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
And 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:
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.