Deuteronomy 21:6 - Easy To Read Version All the leaders of the town nearest the murdered man must wash their hands over the cow that had its neck broken in the valley. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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, |
Joab and his family are responsible for this, and all his family are to be blamed. I hope many troubles will come to Joab’s family. I hope the people in his family will be sick with leprosy, and crippled, and killed in war, and not have enough food to eat!”
Even if I wash myself with snow\par and make my hands clean with soap,\par
\{Lord,\} no person can see all of his own mistakes.\par So don’t let me do secret sins.\par
Lord, I wash my hands\par to show that I am pure\par so I may come to your altar. {\cf2\super [156]} \par
God, spare me from the death penalty. {\cf2\super [304]} \par My God, you are the One who Saves me!\par Let me sing about the good things\par that you do for me!\par
God, scrub away my guilt.\par Wash away my sins,\par Make me clean again!\par
Use the hyssop plant and do the ceremony\par to make me pure.\par Wash me until I am whiter than snow!\par
So why should I make my heart pure?\par Why should I make my hands clean?\par
Even if you wash yourself with lye, {\cf2\super [12]} \par even if you use much soap,\par I can still see your guilt.”\par This message was from the Lord God.\par
These leaders must say, ‘We did not kill this man. And we did not see it happen.
Those gifts and sacrifices were only about food and drink and special washings. Those things were only rules about the body—\{not about things inside people’s hearts\}. God gave those rules \{for his people to follow\} until the time of God’s new way.