Deuteronomy 21:3

Good News Translation

Then the leaders of the town nearest to where the body was found are to select a young cow that has never been used for work.

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:18

“I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ‘Lord, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back; we are ready to return to you, the Lord our God.

Numbers 19:2

to give the Israelites the following regulations. Bring to Moses and Aaron a red cow which has no defects and which has never been worked,

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord appointed the men of the tribe of Levi to be in charge of the Covenant Box, to serve him as priests, and to pronounce blessings in his name. And these are still their duties.

Deuteronomy 21:2

Your leaders and judges are to go out and measure the distance from the place where the body was found to each of the nearby towns.

Deuteronomy 21:4

They are to take it down to a spot near a stream that never runs dry and where the ground has never been plowed or planted, and there they are to break its neck.

Philippians 2:8

He was humble and walked the path of obedience all the way to death— his death on the cross.

1 Samuel 6:7

So prepare a new wagon and two cows that have never been yoked; hitch them to the wagon and drive their calves back to the barn.