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Deuteronomy 21:3

Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
Deuteronomy 21:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָיָ֣ה הָעִ֔יר הַקְּרֹבָ֖ה אֶל־הֶחָלָ֑ל וְלָֽקְח֡וּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֜וא עֶגְלַ֣ת בָּקָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־עֻבַּד֙ בָּ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־מָשְׁכָ֖ה בְּעֹֽל׃

  1. וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. הָעִ֔ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  3. הַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.Vah“<the> near”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. הֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.Lal“the [one] slain”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלָל · “killed” · Strong's H2491A
  6. וְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.Chu“and they will take”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  7. זִקְנֵי֩zik.Nei“[the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  8. הָעִ֨ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  9. הַהִ֜ואha.Hiv'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  10. עֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.Lat“a heifer of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֶגְלָה · “heifer” · Strong's H5697A
  11. בָּקָ֗רba.Kar“[the] herd”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בָּקָר · “cattle” · Strong's H1241
  12. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. עֻבַּד֙'u.Bad“it has been worked”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “labour” · Strong's H5647I
  15. בָּ֔הּBah“by <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  16. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  17. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  18. מָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.Khah“it has dragged”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָשַׁךְ · “to draw” · Strong's H4900
  19. בְּעֹֽל׃be.'Ol“by a yoke”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹל · “yoke” · Strong's H5923
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)