Deuteronomy 21:2
your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.
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ASV
then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
KJV
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָצְא֥וּ | ve.ya.tze.'U | and they will go out | H3318 → |
| זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ | ze.ke.Nei.cha | elders your | H2205 → |
| וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָ | ve.sho.fe.Tei.kha | and judges your | H8199 → |
| וּמָדְדוּ֙ | u.ma.de.Du | and they will measure | H4058 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים | he.'a.Rim | the cities | H5892 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| סְבִיבֹ֥ת | se.vi.Vot | [are] around | H5439 → |
| הֶחָלָֽל׃ | he.cha.Lal | the [one] slain | H2491 → |
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