Deuteronomy 21:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וְהָיָ֣הh1961
7And it shall be that the cityהָעִ֨ירh5892
2which is nextהַקְּרֹבָ֖הh7138
3אֶלh413
4unto the slain manהֶֽחָלָ֑לh2491
5shall takeוְלָֽקְח֡וּh3947
6even the eldersזִקְנֵי֩h2205
7And it shall be that the cityהָעִ֨ירh5892
8הַהִ֜ואh1931
9עֶגְלַ֣תh5697
10an heiferבָּקָ֗רh1241
11אֲשֶׁ֤רh834
12לֹֽאh3808
13which hath not been wrought withעֻבַּד֙h5647
14בָּ֔הּh0
15אֲשֶׁ֥רh834
16לֹֽאh3808
17and which hath not drawnמָשְׁכָ֖הh4900
18in the yokeבְּעֹֽל׃h5923

Other Translations

King James Version (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;

American Standard Version (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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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;

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And it shall be that the city which is next to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

World English Bible (WEB)

and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn't been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it hath been, the city which `is' near unto the slain one, even the elders of that city have taken a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, which hath not drawn in the yoke,