Deuteronomy 21:6
Source: Septuagint
6And all the elders of that city who draw nigh to the slain man shall wash their hands over the head of the heifer which was slain in the valley;
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4And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer into a rough valley, which has not been tilled and is not sown, and they shall slay the heifer in the valley.
5And the priests the Levites shall come, because the Lord God has chosen them to stand by him, and to bless in his name, and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be decided.
— Deuteronomy 21:6 —
7and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen it.
8Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, that innocent blood may not be charged on thy people Israel: and the blood shall be atoned for to them.