Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 21:4
4bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bring | וְהוֹרִ֡דוּ | wə·hō·w·ri·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| the heifer | הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ | hā·‘eḡ·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5697 heifer |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a valley | נַ֣חַל | na·ḥal | Noun - masculine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| with running water | אֵיתָ֔ן | ’ê·ṯān | Adjective - masculine singular | H386 perennial, ever-flowing |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| has not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| been plowed | יֵעָבֵ֥ד | yê·‘ā·ḇêḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| or sown | יִזָּרֵ֑עַ | yiz·zā·rê·a‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| its | הָעֶגְלָ֖ה | hā·‘eḡ·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5697 heifer |
| neck | וְעָֽרְפוּ־ | wə·‘ā·rə·p̄ū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6202 break the neck |
| there | שָׁ֥ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| by the stream | בַּנָּֽחַל׃ | ban·nā·ḥal | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.