KJV King James Version
And it shall be, [that] the city [which is] next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, [and] which hath not drawn in the yoke;
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Deuteronomy 21:3
And it shall be, [that] the city [which is] next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, [and] which hath not drawn in the yoke;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
WEB World English Bible
and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn’t been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke;
ASV American Standard Version
and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it hath been, the city which is near unto the slain one, even the elders of that city have taken a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, which hath not drawn in the yoke,
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 21
1 If [one] be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath slain him:
2 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which [are] round about him that is slain:
3 And it shall be, [that] the city [which is] next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, [and] which hath not drawn in the yoke;
4 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:
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be [tried]:
6 And all the elders of that city, [that are] next unto the slain [man], shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהָיָ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beהָעִ֔ירH5892 · irexcitementהַקְּרֹבָ֖הH7138 · qa.rovnearאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הֶחָלָ֑לH2491 · cha.lalslain: killedוְלָֽקְח֡וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeזִקְנֵי֩H2205 · za.qenold: elderהָעִ֨ירH5892 · irexcitementהַהִ֜ואH1931 · huhe/she/itעֶגְלַ֣תH5697 · eg.lahheiferבָּקָ֗רH1241 · ba.qarcattleאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotעֻבַּד֙H5647 · a.vadto serveבָּ֔הּH9034 · haherאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹא־H3808 · lonotמָשְׁכָ֖הH4900 · ma.shakhto drawבְּעֹֽל׃H5923 · olyoke
Cross-references
Numbers 19:2This [is] the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein [is] no blemish, [and] upon which never came yoke:Matthew 11:28-30Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Philippians 2:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou [art] the LORD my God.
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