6All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;


In Context

3 and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn't been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke;

4 and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

5 The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Yahweh; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

6 All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

7 and they shall answer and say, |Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

8 Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don't allow innocent blood to remain in the midst of your people Israel.| The blood shall be forgiven them.

Deuteronomy 21:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:6And 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:6Then all the elders of the town nearest the body shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:6And 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,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:6And 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto him that is slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck is broken in the watercourse,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:6and 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6And all the elders of that city that are next to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:6And all the elders of that city, that are next to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley: