Deuteronomy 21:6

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,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The 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:

In Context

5And the priests the sons of Levi shall come, whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by their word every matter should be decided, and whatsoever is clean or unclean should be judged.

7And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

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Cross References

Job 9:30If I be washed as it were with snow waters, and my hands shall shine ever so clean :

Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord:

Psalms 51:7For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.

Psalms 73:13And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.

Matthew 27:24And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made; taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man; look you to it.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:2-10

Undetected Murder. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 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: 2 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: 3 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; 4 And the elders of… Read the whole commentary →

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