Deuteronomy 21:6 (KJV)

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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
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wash their hands.Washing the hands was anciently a symbolical action, denoting that the person was innocent of the crime in question. Job 9:30 Ps 19:12 Ps 26:6 Ps 51:2 Ps 51:7 Ps 51:14 Ps 73:13 Jer 2:22 Mt 27:24 Mt 27:25 Heb 9:10

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