Deuteronomy 21:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;

Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:1

If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death:

Deuteronomy 21:3

And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;