Deuteronomy 21:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 21:6 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 →
וְכֹ֗ל
kôl
H3605
all
זִקְנֵי֙
zâqên
H2205
old
הָעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַהִ֔וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים
qârôwb
H7138
near
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הֶחָלָ֑ל
châlâl
H2491
slain
יִרְחֲצוּ֙
râchats
H7364
to wash
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
yâd
H3027
hand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעֶגְלָ֖ה
ʻeglâh
H5697
heifer
הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה
ʻâraph
H6202
to break neck
בַנָּֽחַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
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King James Version Public Domain
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the elders of that city, the nearest one to the slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).