and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

那城的众长老，就是离被杀的人最近的，要在那山谷中，在所打折颈项的母牛犊以上洗手，

离尸体最近的那座城的每位长老要在山谷中，在颈项被打断的母牛犊上面洗手，

离尸体最近的那座城的每位长老要在山谷中，在颈项被打断的母牛犊上面洗手，

那城的长老们要在被打断颈项的小母牛上方洗手，

那城所有的长老，就是离那被杀的人最近的，都要在山谷中，在被折断颈项的母牛犊以上洗手。

那城的眾長老，就是離被殺的人最近的，要在那山谷中，在所打折頸項的母牛犢以上洗手，

離屍體最近的那座城的每位長老要在山谷中，在頸項被打斷的母牛犢上面洗手，

離屍體最近的那座城的每位長老要在山谷中，在頸項被打斷的母牛犢上面洗手，

那城的長老們要在被打斷頸項的小母牛上方洗手，

那城所有的長老，就是離那被殺的人最近的，都要在山谷中，在被折斷頸項的母牛犢以上洗手。

離那被刺死的人最近的、那城的眾長老要在谿谷間在脖子被打折的母牛犢以上洗手。

離見殺者最近之邑、其長老必在谷中、盥手於折頸之犢上、

甚近之邑、其長老、必於宰犢谿中盥濯其手、

離被殺者最近之邑、其長老必盥手在谷中斬頸之犢上、

Then all the elders of the town nearest the body shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,

Then all the elders from the town that is nearest to the body will wash their hands. They will wash them over the young cow whose neck they broke in the valley.

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

“ The elders of the town must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken.

All the elders of the city nearest to the victim will wash their hands by the stream over the young cow whose neck has been broken.

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;

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

All the elders of the city nearest to the victim will wash their hands by the stream over the young cow whose neck has been broken.

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:

All the elders of that city which is nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O LORD,

I concluded,“ Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

They served only for matters of food and drink and various washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came.

Who can know all his errors? Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.

When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said,“ I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!”In reply all the people said,“ Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!

Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands clean with lye,

You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent. You can use as much soap as you want. But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see,” says the Lord GOD.