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.

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,

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:

and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken 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 wash my hands to show that I’m not guilty. Lord, I come near your altar.

It seems as if I have kept my heart pure for no reason. It didn’t do me any good to wash my hands to show that I wasn’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

You are the God who saves me. I have committed murder. God, take away my guilt. Then my tongue will sing about how right you are no matter what you do.

They deal only with food and drink and different kinds of special washings. They are rules people had to obey only until the new covenant came.

But who can know their own mistakes? Forgive my hidden faults.

Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere. Instead, the crowd was starting to get angry. So he took water and washed his hands in front of them.“ I am not guilty of this man’s death,” he said.“ You are accountable for that!”All the people answered,“ Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”

Wash away all the evil things I’ve done. Make me pure from my sin.

Sprinkle me with hyssop, then I will be clean. Wash me, then I will be whiter than snow.

Suppose I clean myself with soap. Suppose I wash my hands with cleanser.

You might wash yourself with soap. You might use plenty of strong soap. But I can still see the stains your guilt covers you with,” announces the Lord and King.