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They must lead the cow down to a valley where no one has ploughed the ground or planted seed. There must be a stream of water in the valley. There they must break the cow's neck.

The Levite priests must go there too. The Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and to ask him to bless his people. They also decide as judges what is right. After the leaders of the town have broken the cow's neck, they must wash their hands over it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 21:6 When an Israelite washed his hands in clean water, he was showing something to everyone. He had not done the bad thing and he had not agreed to it.