Deuteronomy 21:1-3

International Children’s Bible

A Person Found Murdered

21 Someone might be found murdered. He might be lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to own. And no one knows who killed him. ² Your elders and judges should go to where he was found. And they should measure how far it is to the nearby cities. ³ The elders of the city nearest the body are responsible. They must take a young cow that has never worked or worn a yoke.