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Deuteronomy 21:6

Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,
Deuteronomy 21:6
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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)

וְכֹ֗ל זִקְנֵי֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔וא הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים אֶל־הֶחָלָ֑ל יִרְחֲצוּ֙ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה בַנָּֽחַל׃

  1. וְכֹ֗לve.Khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. זִקְנֵי֙zik.Nei“[the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  3. הָעִ֣ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  4. הַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. הַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.Vim“<the> near”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
  6. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. הֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.Lal“the [one] slain”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלָל · “killed” · Strong's H2491A
  8. יִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.Tzu“they will wash”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָחַץ · “wash” · Strong's H7364
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. יְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.Hem“hands their”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  11. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. הָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.Lah“the heifer”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֶגְלָה · “heifer” · Strong's H5697A
  13. הָעֲרוּפָ֥הha.'a.ru.Fah“<the> broken necked”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from עָרַף · “to break the neck” · Strong's H6202
  14. בַנָּֽחַל׃va.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)