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Deuteronomy 21:4

2 your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.

3 Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,

bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.

5 And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

6 Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,

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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
bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.
KJV
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:
WEB
The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley.
ASV
and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer`s neck there in the valley.
DARBY
and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto an ever-flowing watercourse, which is not tilled, nor is it sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the watercourse;
BLB
and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to an enduring valley, which neither is plowed nor sown, and they shall break the neck there of the heifer in the valley.
ÅB
og de eldste i denne by skal føre kvigen ned til en alltid rinnende bekk i en dal som ikke dyrkes eller tilsåes, og der ved bekken skal de bryte nakken på kvigen.
OTB
og de skal føre den ned til en dal med en rennende bekk, et sted som ikke er pløyd eller sådd, og der skal de bryte nakken på kvigen.
B1930
og de eldste i denne by skal føre kvigen ned til en alltid rinnende bekk i en dal som ikke dyrkes eller tilsåes, og der ved bekken skal de bryte nakken på kvigen.

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  • 1 Peter 3:18

    For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

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  • 1 Peter 2:21–24

    For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

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