Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 21:3 
Context21:3 Then the elders of the city nearest to the corpse 1 must take from the herd a heifer that has not been worked – that has never pulled with the yoke –
Deuteronomy 21:20
Context21:20 They must declare to the elders 2 of his city, “Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say – he is a glutton and drunkard.”
Deuteronomy 31:9
ContextThe Deposit of the Covenant Text
31:9 Then Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all Israel’s elders.
Deuteronomy 31:28
Context31:28 Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
1 tn Heb “slain [one].”
2 tc The LXX and Smr read “to the men,” probably to conform to this phrase in v. 21. However, since judicial cases were the responsibility of the elders in such instances (cf. Deut 19:12; 21:3, 6; 25:7-8) the reading of the MT is likely original and correct here.
