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Deuteronomy 21:3

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:

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:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
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;
WEB
It shall be that the elders of the city which is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn’t been worked with and which has not drawn in the yoke.
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;
DARBY
and the city that is nearest unto him that is slain, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer that hath not been wrought with, that hath not drawn in the yoke;
BLB
And it shall be [that] the city nearest to the slain man, the elders of that city will take a heifer of the herd, which has not been worked in it [and] which has not pulled with a yoke,
ÅB
Og de eldste i den by som er nærmest den drepte, skal ta en kvige som ikke har vært brukt til arbeid og ikke har båret åk;
OTB
De eldste i byen nærmest kroppen skal ta en kvige som ikke har vært brukt til arbeid og som ikke har båret åk,
B1930
Og de eldste i den by som er nærmest den drepte, skal ta en kvige som ikke har vært brukt til arbeid og ikke har båret åk;

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 19:2

    This 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:

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  • Philippians 2:8

    And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

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  • Jeremiah 31:18

    I 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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  • Matthew 11:28–30

    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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