Deuteronomy:21:1-9
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If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it ,
lying in the field ,
and it be not known who hath slain him :
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Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth ,
and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain :
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And it shall be ,
that the city which is next unto the slain man ,
even the elders of that city shall take an heifer baqar #,
which hath not been wrought with ,
and which hath not drawn in the yoke ;
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And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley ,
which is neither eared nor sown ,
and shall strike offthe heifers neck there in the valley :
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And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near ;
for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him ,
and to bless in the name of the LORD ;
and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried :
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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 :
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And they shall answer and say ,
Our hands have not shed this blood ,
neither have our eyes seen it .
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Be merciful ,
O LORD ,
unto thy people Israel Yisra #
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whom thou hast redeemed ,
and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israels charge .
And the blood shall be forgiven them .
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So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you ,
when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD .