| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 15 The elders of the congregation will lay their hands on the bull's head in the presence of God and one of them will slaughter it before God. | 15 The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull's head before the LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD. |
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