Deuteronomy 21:1-3

Common English Bible

Unsolved homicides

21 If a corpse is found on the ground the Lord your God is giving you to possess, lying in a field, and the identity of the killer is unknown, ² your elders and judges must come out and measure the distances to the cities nearest the body. ³ Once it is determined which city is closest to the dead body, its elders must take a young cow that hasn’t been used or yet pulled a plow,