Deuteronomy 21:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ “And let all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the wadi.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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;

Common English Bible

⁶ All the elders of the city closest to the corpse will wash their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the river valley.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And those greater by birth of that city, nearest to the one who was slain, shall go and shall wash their hands over the calf that was killed in the valley.

Deuteronomy 21:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 3:29

“Let it rest on the head of Yo’aḇ

Job 9:30

If I washed myself with snow water, and cleansed my hands with soap,

Psalm 19:12

Who discerns mistakes? Declare me innocent from those that are secret,

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands in innocence; And I walk around Your altar, O יהוה,

Psalm 51:14

Deliver me from blood-guilt, O Elohim, Elohim of my deliverance, Let my tongue sing aloud of Your righteousness.

Psalm 51:2

Wash me completely from my guilt, And cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 51:7

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I am clean; Wash me, and I am whiter than snow.

Psalm 73:13

Indeed, in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence.

Jeremiah 2:22

“Although you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your crookedness is ingrained before Me,” declares the Master יהוה.

Deuteronomy 21:7

“And they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it.

Hebrews 9:10

only as to foods and drinks, and different washings, and fleshly regulations imposed until a time of setting matters straight.