Deuteronomy 21:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and the eldersזִקְנֵי֩
(zik·nei)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
of that cityהָעִ֨יר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
shall bringוְהֹורִ֡דוּ
(ve·ho·v·ri·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
the heiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙
(ha·'eg·lah)
5697: a heiferfem. of egel
down 
 
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to a valleyנַ֣חַל
(na·chal)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
with running water,אֵיתָ֔ן
(ei·tan,)
386: perennial, ever-flowing, permanencefrom an unused word
whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
has not been plowedיֵעָבֵ֥ד
(ye·'a·ved)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
or sown,יִזָּרֵ֑עַ
(yiz·za·re·a';)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
and shall breakוְעָֽרְפוּ־
(ve·'a·re·fu-)
6202: to break the neckdenominative verb from oreph
the heifer'sהָעֶגְלָ֖ה
(ha·'eg·lah)
5697: a heiferfem. of egel
neck 
 
6202: to break the neckdenominative verb from oreph
thereשָׁ֥ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
in the valley.בַּנָּֽחַל׃
(ban·na·chal.)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And the elders
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of that city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
shall bring down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
the heifer
`eglah  (eg-law')
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer) -- calf, cow, heifer.
unto a rough
'eythan  (ay-thawn')
from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain -- hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.
valley
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
which is neither eared
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
nor sown
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
and shall strike off
`araph  (aw-raf')
that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.
the heifer's
`eglah  (eg-law')
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer) -- calf, cow, heifer.
neck
`araph  (aw-raf')
that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.
there in the valley
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which has not been plowed or sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The elders of that city will bring the cow down to a continually flowing stream, to a place not tilled or sown, and they will break its neck there by the stream.

International Standard Version
and are to lead the heifer to a flowing stream in a valley that has never been tilled or planted. They are to break the heifer's neck there.

NET Bible
and bring the heifer down to a wadi with flowing water, to a valley that is neither plowed nor sown. There at the wadi they are to break the heifer's neck.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The leaders of that city will bring the heifer down to a river, to a location where the land hasn't been plowed or planted. At the river they must break the heifer's neck.

King James 2000 Bible
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a valley with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley:
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