Deuteronomy 21:3
Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
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ASV
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;
KJV
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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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֣ה | ve.ha.Yah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| הָעִ֔יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| הַקְּרֹבָ֖ה | ha.ke.ro.Vah | <the> near | H7138 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הֶחָלָ֑ל | he.cha.Lal | the [one] slain | H2491 → |
| וְלָֽקְח֡וּ | ve.la.ke.Chu | and they will take | H3947 → |
| זִקְנֵי֩ | zik.Nei | [the] elders of | H2205 → |
| הָעִ֨יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| הַהִ֜וא | ha.Hiv' | <the> that | H1931 → |
| עֶגְלַ֣ת | 'eg.Lat | a heifer of | H5697 → |
| בָּקָ֗ר | ba.Kar | [the] herd | H1241 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| עֻבַּד֙ | 'u.Bad | it has been worked | H5647 → |
| בָּ֔הּ | Bah | by <the> it | |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| מָשְׁכָ֖ה | ma.she.Khah | it has dragged | H4900 → |
| בְּעֹֽל׃ | be.'Ol | by a yoke | H5923 → |
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