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And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley: (KJV)

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וְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duand they will bring down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhq3cp)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 1

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 21:4 word 2

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 21:4 word 3

הַהִ֤ואha.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 21:4 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 5

הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.Lahthe heifer

Lemma: עֶגְלָה (eg.lah) · Strong's: H5697A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: heifer

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Deuteronomy 21:3, Deuteronomy 21:6, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 16:2, Isaiah 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5697A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 6

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 21:4 word 7

נַ֣חַלNa.chala wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158N

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: torrent: valley

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 26:19, Numbers 21:12, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:15, Deuteronomy 2:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158N; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 8

אֵיתָ֔ן'ei.Tanever-flowing

Lemma: אֵיתָן (e.tan) · Strong's: H0386

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: strong

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Exodus 14:27, Numbers 24:21, Job 12:19, Job 33:19, Psalms 74:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0386; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 9

אֲשֶׁ֛ר'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 21:4 word 10

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 21:4 word 11

יֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.Vedit is tilled

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

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 21:4 word 12

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 21:4 word 13

יִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'it is sown

Lemma: זָרַע (za.ra) · Strong's: H2232

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to sow

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:23, Exodus 23:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2232; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 14

וְעָֽרְפוּ\־ve.'a.re.fu-and they will break [the] neck of

Lemma: עָרַף (a.raph) · Strong's: H6202

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to break the neck

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 13:13, Exodus 34:20, Deuteronomy 21:6, Isaiah 66:3, Hosea 10:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6202; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 15

שָׁ֥םshamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 16

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 17

הָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.Lahthe heifer

Lemma: עֶגְלָה (eg.lah) · Strong's: H5697A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: heifer

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Deuteronomy 21:3, Deuteronomy 21:6, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 16:2, Isaiah 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5697A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 18

בַּנָּֽחַל\׃ba.Na.chalin the wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158N

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: torrent: valley

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 26:19, Numbers 21:12, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:15, Deuteronomy 2:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158N; TAHOT Deuteronomy 21:4 word 19

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

bring	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
the heifer	→	עֶגְלָה H5697A heifer
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
a valley	→	נַ֫חַל H5158N torrent: valley
with running water	→	אֵיתָן H0386 strong
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
has not	→	לֹא H3808 not
been plowed	→	עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour
or sown	→	זָרַע H2232 to sow
{and break} its	→	עֶגְלָה H5697A heifer
neck	→	עָרַף H6202 to break the neck
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
by the stream	→	נַ֫חַל H5158N torrent: valley

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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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