Deuteronomy 21:6

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Summary

And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

Wash their hands

Bible References

Wash their hands

“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,

Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.

I shall wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And cleanse me from my sin.

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;

“Although you wash yourself with lye
And use much soap,
The stain of your iniquity is before Me,” declares the Lord God.

When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”

since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.