And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:
Los líderes de la ciudad deben llevar la vaca joven a un valle áspero que nunca haya sido arado ni sembrado, y allí en el valle deben quebrarle el cuello a la vaca.
Los ancianos de la ciudad deben sacrificar una becerra en un valle no cultivado como parte del ritual por un asesinato sin resolver.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the ancient Israelite society, as described in the book of Deuteronomy, God gave laws to the people as they prepared to enter the Promised Land, emphasizing justice, purity, and communal responsibility. This specific ritual was part of a procedure for handling unsolved murders, where if a body was found in the open field, the elders of the nearest city would bring a heifer to an uncultivated valley to perform a symbolic act of atonement. This practice highlighted the community's need to distance itself from bloodguilt and maintain the holiness of the land.
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