KJVAnd 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:
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;
Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,
and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,
And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto him that is slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck is broken in the watercourse,
Deuteronomy — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
10. When thou goest forth to war. The same thing is now commanded respecting wives as above respecting meats. As regarded the Canaanites, who were destined and devoted to destruction, we have seen that the Israelites were prohibited from taking their women to wife, lest this connection should be an…