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Deuteronomy 21:4

bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.
Deuteronomy 21:4
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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)

וְהוֹרִ֡דוּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֤וא אֶת־הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל אֵיתָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יֵעָבֵ֥ד בּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְעָֽרְפוּ־שָׁ֥ם אֶת־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה בַּנָּֽחַל׃

  1. וְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.du“and they will bring down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  2. זִקְנֵי֩zik.Nei“[the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  3. הָעִ֨ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  4. הַהִ֤ואha.Hiv'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.Lah“the heifer”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֶגְלָה · “heifer” · Strong's H5697A
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. נַ֣חַלNa.chal“a wadi”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
  9. אֵיתָ֔ן'ei.Tan“ever-flowing”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵיתָן · “strong” · Strong's H0386
  10. אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. יֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.Ved“it is tilled”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “labour” · Strong's H5647I
  13. בּ֖וֹbo“in <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  14. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. יִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'“it is sown”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָרַע · “to sow” · Strong's H2232
  16. וְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-“and they will break [the] neck of”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָרַף · “to break the neck” · Strong's H6202
  17. שָׁ֥םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  18. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. הָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.Lah“the heifer”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֶגְלָה · “heifer” · Strong's H5697A
  20. בַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chal“in the wadi”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)