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Three older men stretch a plain measuring cord along a rocky path toward a settlement.
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Deuteronomy 21:2

Measure to the Nearby Cities

Answer for Innocent Blood and Guard the Household Laws · Deuteronomy 21

Story guide: Elders measure along a rural path, accompanying the instruction to determine which city lies nearest.

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2then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure to the cities that are around the slain man.

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