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Hebrew Texts וְהֹורִ֡דוּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֤וא אֶת־ הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־ נַ֣חַל אֵיתָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־ יֵעָבֵ֥ד בֹּ֖ו וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־ שָׁ֥ם אֶת־ הָעֶגְלָ֖ה בַּנָּֽחַל׃ KJV with Strong's 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 דברים 21:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וְהֹורִ֡דוּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֤וא אֶת־הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל אֵיתָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יֵעָבֵ֥ד בֹּ֖ו וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־שָׁ֥ם אֶת־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה בַּנָּֽחַל׃ דברים 21:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) דברים 21:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) דברים 21:4 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible and the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which has not been plowed or sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley. King James Bible 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: Holman Christian Standard Bible The elders of that city will bring the cow down to a continually flowing stream, to a place not tilled or sown, and they will break its neck there by the stream. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge a rough valley As the word {nachal} signifies both a {torrent}, and the {valley or glen} through which it flows, {nachal aithan} may be rendered a {rapid torrent} Many torrents in Judea are dry during a great part of the year; when not only their banks but their beds may be ploughed, and yield a crop. Hence there is no impropriety in specifying that such a place should be one that `is neither cared nor sown;' while the circumstance that the elders were to {wash} their hands over the heifer, whose head had been struck off into the stream, confirms this interpretation. The spot ground where this sacrifice was made must be {uncultivated}, because it was considered as a sacrifice for the atonement of murder, and, consequently, would {pollute} the land. shall strike 1 Peter 2:21-24 For even hereunto were you called: because Christ also suffered for … 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, … Links Deuteronomy 21:4 • Deuteronomy 21:4 NIV • Deuteronomy 21:4 NLT • Deuteronomy 21:4 ESV • Deuteronomy 21:4 NASB • Deuteronomy 21:4 KJV • Deuteronomy 21:4 Bible Apps • Deuteronomy 21:4 Biblia Paralela • Deuteronomy 21:4 Chinese Bible • Deuteronomy 21:4 French Bible • Deuteronomy 21:4 German Bible • Bible Hub |