Deuteronomy 21:6
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And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,
In other translations
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,
Hebrew words
וְכֹלvekholand allH3605זִקְנֵיziknei[the] elders ofH2205הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892הַהִואhahiv'<the> thatH1931הַקְּרֹבִיםhakerovim<the> nearH7138אֶל־'el-toH413הֶחָלָלhechalalthe [one] slainH2491יִרְחֲצוּyirchatzuthey will washH7364אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְדֵיהֶםyedeihemhands theirH3027עַל־'al-overH5921הָעֶגְלָהha'eglahthe heiferH5697הָעֲרוּפָהha'arufah<the> broken neckedH6202בַנָּחַל׃vanachalin the wadiH5158
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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