Deu 21:6-8 | NASB2020 | STEP | And all the elders of that city which is nearest to the person killed shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley ;

Deuteronomy 21:6-8

6 And all the elders of that city ^{▼▼Lit who are}which is nearest to the person killed shall ^bwash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley; 7 and they shall respond and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see who did. 8 ^{▼▼Lit Cover over, atone for}Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, Lord, and do not place the guilt for ^dinnocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the guilt for bloodshed shall be ^{▼▼Lit covered over, atoned for}forgiven them.