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Deuteronomy 21:4-6
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 21:4-6
New King James Version
4 The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and they shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley. 5 Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for (A)the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; (B)by their word every controversy and every [a]assault shall be settled. 6 And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man (C)shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.
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- Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit. stroke
Deuteronomy 21:4-6
New International Version
Deuteronomy 21:4-6
New International Version
4 and lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifer’s neck. 5 The Levitical priests shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings(A) in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault.(B) 6 Then all the elders of the town nearest the body shall wash their hands(C) over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,
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