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A clay pitcher and water-filled basin rest on a rock beside a flowing stream.
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Deuteronomy 21:6

The Elders Wash Their Hands

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

Story guide: Water and a basin beside the stream accompany the elders’ required washing over the heifer.

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6And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the wadi.

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