3 and it shall be that the elders of the city which is next unto the dead man shall take a heifer, which has not served, and which has not drawn in the yoke;
4 and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which has neither been plowed nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley.
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for the Lord thy God has chosen them to minister unto him and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be determined.
6 And all the elders of that closest city next to the dead man shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley.
7 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
8 Reconcile thy people Israel, whom thou hast ransomed, O Lord, and impute not the innocent blood shed in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.