Deuteronomy 21:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 21:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַקְּרֹבָ֖ה
qârôwb
H7138
near
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הֶחָלָ֑ל
châlâl
H2491
slain
וְלָֽקְח֡וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
זִקְנֵי֩
zâqên
H2205
old
הָעִ֨יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַהִ֜וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עֶגְלַ֣ת
ʻeglâh
H5697
heifer
בָּקָ֗ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עֻבַּד֙
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
בָּ֔הּ
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
מָשְׁכָ֖ה
mâshak
H4900
to draw
בְּעֹֽל
ʻôl
H5923
yoke
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World English Bible Public Domain
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;
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will be, the town nearest to the slain, and the elders of that town shall take a heifer of the herd, one that has not been put to work, which has not drawn a yoke.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).