1. Suppose the body of a murder victim is found in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you, and no one knows who the murderer is.
2. The judges and other leaders from the towns around there must find out what town is the closest to where the body was found.
3. The leaders from that town will go to their cattle herds and choose a young cow that has never been put to work.
6. The town leaders will wash their hands over the body of the dead cow
7. and say, “We had no part in this murder, and we don't know who did it.
10. From time to time, you men will serve as soldiers and go off to war. The Lord your God will help you defeat your enemies, and you will take many prisoners.