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Parallel DEU 21:4

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BI Deu 21:4 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)

OET-LVAnd_bring_down the_elders the_city the_that DOM the_heifer to a_wadi ever-flowing which not it_is_tilled in/on/over_him/it and_not it_is_sown and_break_neck there DOM the_heifer’s in/on/at/with_valley.

UHBוְ⁠הוֹרִ֡דוּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָ⁠עִ֨יר הַ⁠הִ֤וא אֶת־הָֽ⁠עֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל אֵיתָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יֵעָבֵ֥ד בּ֖⁠וֹ וְ⁠לֹ֣א יִזָּרֵ֑עַ וְ⁠עָֽרְפוּ־שָׁ֥ם אֶת־הָ⁠עֶגְלָ֖ה בַּ⁠נָּֽחַל׃
   (və⁠hōridū ziqnēy hā⁠ˊir ha⁠hivʼ ʼet-hā⁠ˊeglāh ʼel-naḩal ʼēytān ʼₐsher loʼ-yēˊāⱱēd b⁠ō və⁠loʼ yizzārēˊa və⁠ˊārə-shām ʼet-hā⁠ˊeglāh ba⁠nnāḩal.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ καταβιβάσουσιν ἡ γερουσία τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης δάμαλιν εἰς φάραγγα τραχεῖαν, ἥτις οὐκ εἴργασται οὐδὲ σπείρεται, καὶ νευροκοπήσουσι τὴν δάμαλιν ἐν τῇ φάραγγι.
   (Kai katabibasousin haʸ gerousia taʸs poleōs ekeinaʸs damalin eis faranga traⱪeian, haʸtis ouk eirgastai oude speiretai, kai neurokopaʸsousi taʸn damalin en taʸ farangi. )

BrTrAnd the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer into a rough valley, which has not been tilled and is not sown, and they shall [fn]slay the heifer in the valley.


21:4 Gr. cut the sinews. i. e. of the neck.

ULTAnd the elders of that city shall cause the heifer to descend to a valley with running water, that has not been worked in, nor sown, and there they shall break the neck of the heifer in the valley.

USTThey must take it to a place near a stream where the ground has never been plowed or planted. There they must break its neck.

BSBbring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.


OEBNo OEB DEU book available

WEBBEThe elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither ploughed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETand 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.

LSVand [the] elderly of that city have brought down the heifer to a hard valley, which is not tilled nor sown, and have beheaded the heifer there in the valley.

FBVTake the cow to a valley that has a stream running through it and whose ground has never been plowed or sown. Break the cow's neck there beside the stream.

T4TThey must take it to a place near a stream where the ground has never been plowed or planted. They must break its neck there in that valley.

LEBand the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a wadi that flows with water all year[fn] and that has not been plowed and has not been sown; then there they shall break the neck of the heifer in the wadi.[fn]


21:4 Literally “an ever-flowing wadi”

21:4 Literally “they shall break there the neck with respect to the heifer in the ever-flowing wadi”; the Hebrew verb carries the meaning “to break the neck of”

BBEAnd they are to take the cow into a valley where there is flowing water, and which is not ploughed or planted, and there the neck of the cow is to be broken:

MoffNo Moff DEU book available

JPSAnd the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which may neither be plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

ASVand the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley.

DRAAnd they shall bring her into a rough and stony valley, that never was ploughed, nor sown: and there they shall strike off the head of the heifer:

YLTand the elders of that city have brought down the heifer unto a hard valley, which is not tilled nor sown, and have beheaded there the heifer in the valley.

Drbyand the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto an ever-flowing watercourse, which is not tilled, nor is it sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the watercourse;

RVand the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley:

WbstrAnd the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a rough valley, which is neither tilled nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley;

KJB-1769And 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:

KJB-1611And the Elders of that citie shall bring downe the heifer vnto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sowen, and shall strike off the heifers necke there in the valley.
   (And the Elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sowen, and shall strike off the heifers necke there in the valley.)

BshpsAnd let the elders of that citie bring the heyffer vnto a harde & rough valley which is neither eared nor sowen, and stryke of the heyffers necke there in the valley:
   (And let the elders of that city bring the heyffer unto a hard and rough valley which is neither eared nor sowen, and stryke of the heyffers necke there in the valley:)

GnvaAnd let the Elders of that citie bring the heifer vnto a stonie valley, which is neyther eared nor sowen, and strike off the heifers necke there in the valley.
   (And let the Elders of that city bring the heifer unto a stonie valley, which is neyther eared nor sowen, and strike off the heifers necke there in the valley. )

Cvdl& they shal brynge her in to a valley, where as is nether earinge nor sowinge, and strike of hir heade there in the valley.
   (& they shall bring her in to a valley, where as is neither earinge nor sowinge, and strike of her head there in the valley.)

Wycland thei schulen lede that cow calf to a scharp `valey, and ful of stoonys, that was neuere erid, nether resseyuede seed; and in that valey thei schulen kitte the heed of the cow calf.
   (and they should lead that cow calf to a scharp `valey, and full of stones, that was never erid, neither received seed; and in that valley they should kitte the head of the cow calf.)

Luthund sollen sie hinabführen in einen kiesichten Grund, der weder gearbeitet noch besäet ist, und daselbst im Grunde ihr den Hals abhauen.
   (and sollen they/she/them hinabführen in a kiesichten Grund, the/of_the weder gearbeitet still besäet is, and there in_the Grunde you/their/her the Hals abhauen.)

ClVget ducent eam ad vallem asperam atque saxosam, quæ numquam arata est, nec sementem recepit: et cædent in ea cervices vitulæ:[fn]
   (and ducent her to vallem asperam atque saxosam, which numquam arata it_is, but_not sementem recepit: and cædent in ea cervices vitulæ: )


21.4 Et ducent eam ad vallem asperam, etc. Mortem scilicet despectam et turpissimam, unde: Morte turpissima condemnemus eum. Quæ nunquam arata est Sap. 2., quia mors Christi absque culpa fuit. Nec sementem recepit Matth. 13., id est, zizania peccati, quæ inimicus homo superseminavit. Possumus per vallem asperam gentilitatem accipere, quæ aspera erat; saxosa, quia saxa adorabat; in qua cæsa est cervix vitulæ, quia pro salute gentium mors Christi celebrata est. Cervix robur carnis quod in morte deposuit. Lavabunt manus super vitulam, id est, purgabunt opera per passionis Christi confidentiam.


21.4 And ducent her to vallem asperam, etc. Mortem scilicet despectam and turpissimam, unde: Morte turpissima condemnemus him. Quæ nunquam arata est Sap. 2., because mors of_Christ without culpa fuit. Nec sementem recepit Matth. 13., id it_is, zizania peccati, which inimicus human superseminavit. Possumus through vallem asperam gentilitatem accipere, which aspera was; saxosa, because saxa adorabat; in which cæsa it_is cervix vitulæ, because for salute gentium mors of_Christ celebrata it_is. Cervix robur carnis that in morte deposuit. Lavabunt hands over vitulam, id it_is, purgabunt opera through passionis of_Christ confidentiam.


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

21:4 The stream would be an ever-flowing (perennial) brook located in an isolated area, free of contaminants.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) running water

(Some words not found in UHB: and,bring_~_down elders the=city the=that DOM the,heifer to/towards valley running which/who not plowed in/on/over=him/it and=not sown and,break_~_neck there DOM the,heifer's in/on/at/with,valley )

This is an idiom for water that is moving. Alternate translation: “a stream”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) a valley that has been neither plowed nor sown

(Some words not found in UHB: and,bring_~_down elders the=city the=that DOM the,heifer to/towards valley running which/who not plowed in/on/over=him/it and=not sown and,break_~_neck there DOM the,heifer's in/on/at/with,valley )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “a valley where nobody has plowed the ground or planted seeds”

BI Deu 21:4 ©