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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; (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 1
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 2
הַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.Vah<the> near
Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: near
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 4
הֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.Lalthe [one] slain
Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: slain: killed
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 5
וְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.Chuand they will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 6
זִקְנֵי֩zik.Nei[the] elders of
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 7
הָעִ֨ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 8
הַהִ֜ואha.Hiv'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 9
עֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.Lata heifer of
Lemma: עֶגְלָה (eg.lah) · Strong's: H5697A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: heifer
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Deuteronomy 21:4, Deuteronomy 21:6, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 16:2, Isaiah 7:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5697A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 10
בָּקָ֗רba.Kar[the] herd
Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 11
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 12
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 13
עֻבַּד֙'u.Badit has been worked
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)
Meaning: to serve: labour
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 15
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 16
מָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.Khahit has dragged
Lemma: מָשַׁךְ (ma.shakh) · Strong's: H4900
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to draw
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 19:13, Joshua 6:5, Judges 4:6, Judges 4:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4900; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 17
בְּעֹֽל\׃be.'Olby a yoke
Lemma: עֹל (ol) · Strong's: H5923
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: yoke
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Leviticus 26:13, Numbers 19:2, Deuteronomy 28:48, 1 Samuel 6:7, 1 Kings 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5923; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:3 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| . . . | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| of the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| nearest | → | קָרֹב H7138 near |
| the victim | → | חָלָל H2491A slain: killed |
| shall take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| a heifer | → | עֶגְלָה H5697A heifer |
| . . . | → | בָּקָר H1241 cattle |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| has never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| been yoked | → | עֹל H5923 yoke |
| or used for work | → | עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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