Deuteronomy 21:6
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:
KJV
Et venient majores natu civitatis illius ad interfectum, lavabuntque manus suas super vitulam, quæ in valle percussa est,
Vulgate
καὶ πᾶσα ἡ γερουσία τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης οἱ ἐγγίζοντες τῷ τραυματίᾳ νίψονται τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τῆς δαμάλεως τῆς νενευροκοπημένης ἐν τῇ φάραγγι,
LXX
And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
ASV
וְ/כֹ֗ל זִקְנֵי֙ הָ/עִ֣יר הַ/הִ֔וא הַ/קְּרֹבִ֖ים אֶל הֶ/חָלָ֑ל יִרְחֲצוּ֙ אֶת יְדֵי/הֶ֔ם עַל הָ/עֶגְלָ֖ה הָ/עֲרוּפָ֥ה בַ/נָּֽחַל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Heb 9:10 — Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
- Matt 27:24 — When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see
- Ps 26:6 — I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
- Ps 73:13 — Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.