Deuteronomy 21:5-7

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁵ And the priests the sons of Levi shall come, whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by their word every matter should be decided, and whatsoever is clean or unclean should be judged.

⁶ 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,

⁷ And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.