Deu 21:6 | TNotes | STEP | 21:6 wash their hands: This ancient practice asserted innocence (cp. Matt 27:24 ); by it the community would declare that it was not responsible for a crime committed in its vicinity.

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‏ Deuteronomy 21:6

21:6 ^a wash their hands: This ancient practice asserted innocence (cp. Matt 27:24 ^b); by it the community would declare that it was not responsible for a crime committed in its vicinity.