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Deuteronomy 21:6

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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:

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:4

    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:

  2. Deuteronomy 21:5

    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:

  3. Deuteronomy 21:7

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

  4. Deuteronomy 21:8

    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.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.