then your eldersand your judgesshall goout and measure[the distance] to the citieswhichare aroundthe slainone.
"Ifa slainperson is foundlyingin the open countryin the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou to possess,[and] it is not knownwhohas struckhim,
"It shall be that the citywhich is nearestto the slainman,that is, the eldersof that city,shall takea heiferof the herd,whichhas not been workedand whichhas not pulledin a yoke;
