Deuteronomy 21:4

“And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to an ever-flowing stream, which is not worked or sown, and they shall break the neck of the heifer there in the stream.”

Deuteronomy 21:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 21:4, word by word

And the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zikne” appears
cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
shall bring downהוֹרִדוּhoridu

bring down

To bring something or someone to a lower place.

Where else “horidu” appears
the heiferעֶגְלָהegla

heifer

A young cow.

Where else “egla” appears
an ever-flowingאֵיתָןetan

ever-flowing

That always flows, like a river.

Where else “etan” appears
streamנַחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

Where else “nachal” appears
workedיֵעָבֵדyeaved

work

To toil, till the land.

Where else “yeaved” appears
sownיִזָּרֵעַyizarea

sow

To put seed in the ground.

Where else “yizarea” appears
and they shall break the neckעָרְפוּarfu

break the neck

Break the neck of an animal.

Where else “arfu” appears

The context

3And the city that is nearest to the slain one, the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd that has not been worked and that has not pulled in a yoke.

4 · This verse (above)

5And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for YHWH your Elohim has chosen them to minister to him and to bless in the name of YHWH, and by their word every dispute and every blow shall be settled.

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