- wash their hands:
- Washing the hands was anciently a symbolical action, denoting that the person was innocent of the crime in question. "If¹ I wash²° myself¹ with² snow¹ water,ª² and make my handsª neverª²° so clean;ª°" {Job 9:30} + "Who¹ can understandª° [his] errors?ª cleanseª° thou me from secretª°¹ [faults]." {Psa 19:12} + "I will washª° mine handsª in innocency:ª so will I compassª° thine¹ altar,ª O LORD:ª" {Psa 26:6} + "Washª° me throughlyª° from mine iniquity,ª¹ and cleanseª° me from my sin.ª¹" {Psa 51:2} + "Purgeª° me with hyssop,ª and I shall be clean:ª° washª° me, and I shall be whiterª° than snow.ª¹" {Psa 51:7} + "Deliverª° me from bloodguiltiness,ª¹ O God,ª thou Godª of my salvation:ª [and] my tongueª shall sing aloudª° of thy righteousness.ª" {Psa 51:14} + "Verily¹ I have cleansedª° my heartª [in] vain,ª and washedª° my handsª in innocency.ª" {Psa 73:13} + "For¹ though¹ thou washª° thee with nitre,ª and take thee muchª° soap,ª [yet] thine iniquityª is markedª° beforeª me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Jer 2:22} + "Whenª Pilateª sawª° thatª he could prevailª° nothing,ª butª [that] ratherª a tumultª was made,ª° he tookª° water,ª and washedª° [his] handsª beforeª the¹ multitude,ª saying,ª° I amª° innocentª ofª the¹ bloodª of thisª just person:ª seeª° yeª [to it]. ... Thenª answeredª° allª the¹ people,ª and said,ª° Hisª bloodª [be] onª us,ª andª onª ourª children.²¹" {Mtt 27:24-25} + "[Which stood] onlyª inª meatsª andª drinks,ª andª diversª washings,ª andª carnalª ordinances,ª imposedª° [on them] untilª the timeª of reformation.ª" {Hbr 9:10}
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