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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
bringוְהוֹרִ֡דוּwə·hō·w·ri·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3381 come or go down, descend
the heiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙hā·‘eḡ·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5697 heifer
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
a valleyנַ֣חַלna·ḥalNoun - masculine singularH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
with running waterאֵיתָ֔ן’ê·ṯānAdjective - masculine singularH386 perennial, ever-flowing
thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
has notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
been plowedיֵעָבֵ֥דyê·‘ā·ḇêḏVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
or sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyiz·zā·rê·a‘Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2232 sow, scatter seed
itsהָעֶגְלָ֖הhā·‘eḡ·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5697 heifer
neckוְעָֽרְפוּ־wə·‘ā·rə·p̄ū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH6202 break the neck
thereשָׁ֥םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
by the streamבַּנָּֽחַל׃ban·nā·ḥalPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.