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21 If one is found slain in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has killed him,

Then your elders and judges shall come forth and measure the distance to the cities around him who is slain.

And the city which is nearest to the slain man, the elders of that city shall take a heifer which has never been worked, never pulled in the yoke,

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Atonement for an Unsolved Murder

21 If someone is found slain, lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who the killer was,(A) your elders and judges shall go out and measure the distance from the body to the neighboring towns. Then the elders of the town nearest the body shall take a heifer that has never been worked and has never worn a yoke(B)

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