Deuteronomy 21:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

and they are to bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, a valley that has not been plowed or sown. There they are to break the heifer’s neck.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the elrs 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:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a rough valley, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and let them bringe her vnto a valeye where is nether earinge nor sowenge, ad strike of hir heed there in the valey.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & they shal brynge her in to a valley, where as is nether earinge nor sowinge, and strike of hir heade there in the valley.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And 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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And 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:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And 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:

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 2:21-24 : 21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps. 22 He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth. 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly. 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 21:1-3
    3 verses
    89%

    1If someone is found dead in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, lying in a field, and it is unknown who struck him,

    2then your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the surrounding cities.

    3The elders of the city nearest to the slain person shall take a heifer that has never been worked or yoked,

  • Deut 21:5-7
    3 verses
    88%

    5The priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to pronounce blessings in His name; and every dispute and every case of assault is to be settled by their decision.

    6All the elders of the city nearest to the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,

    7and they shall declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

  • Lev 4:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14When the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.

    15The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.

  • Num 19:2-6
    5 verses
    77%

    2This is a statute of the law the LORD has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without blemish, one that has no defect and upon which no yoke has been placed.

    3You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and he shall take it outside the camp and slaughter it in his presence.

    4Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting.

    5Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight—its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its intestines shall all be burned.

    6The priest shall then take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them into the fire where the heifer is being burned.

  • Lev 4:4
    75%

    4He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.

  • Lev 4:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10He shall do this just as it is done with the fat of a fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.

    11But the hide of the bull, all its flesh, its head, its legs, its internal organs, and its dung—

    12the entire bull he must take outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and burn it on a wood fire. It must be burned on the ash heap.

  • Deut 19:12
    72%

    12the elders of his city shall send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to be put to death.

  • Deut 13:15
    72%

    15then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done among you,

  • Lev 4:19-21
    3 verses
    72%

    19The priest shall remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.

    20He shall do with this bull just as he did with the sin offering bull; in this way, the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.

    21Then he must take the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.

  • Num 19:17
    71%

    17For the unclean person, they shall take some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering, and fresh water shall be added to them in a container.

  • Lev 17:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3Anyone from the house of Israel who sacrifices an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or outside the camp,

    4and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the sanctuary of the Lord shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.

  • Exod 21:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox will not be held liable.

    29But if the ox has a habit of goring, and it has been known to its owner for some time but he has not kept it confined, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned, and its owner must also be put to death.

  • Exod 21:31
    71%

    31Whether it gores a son or a daughter, the same judgment applies to him.

  • Lev 1:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.

    16He shall remove its crop with its feathers and throw it beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes.

  • Exod 21:35-36
    2 verses
    70%

    35If one man’s ox injures another’s ox so that it dies, they are to sell the live ox and divide the money, and they must also divide the dead animal.

    36However, if it was known that the ox was prone to goring in the past and its owner did not keep it confined, he must pay compensation—an ox for an ox—and the dead animal will be his.

  • Jer 34:19
    70%

    19The officials of Judah, the officials of Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and all the people of the land who walked between the pieces of the calf—

  • Exod 29:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Slaughter the bull before the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

    12Take some of the bull’s blood, and with your finger, put it on the horns of the altar. Pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar.

  • Deut 15:21
    70%

    21But if there is a defect in it, such as being lame or blind, or having any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

  • Num 19:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8The one who burns the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he shall remain unclean until evening.

    9A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and place them outside the camp in a clean place. They shall be kept for the Israelite community for use in the water of purification; it is a purification offering.

  • Deut 22:18
    70%

    18The elders of that city shall take the man and discipline him.

  • Deut 21:19
    70%

    19his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

  • Deut 17:1
    70%

    1Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep with a defect or any flaw, for that would be detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Ezek 43:21
    70%

    21Then take the bull for the sin offering, and burn it in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary.

  • Lev 5:8
    70%

    8They shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first. He shall wring its head from its neck without severing it completely.

  • Lev 27:11
    70%

    11If it is an unclean animal that cannot be offered to the LORD as a sacrifice, it must be presented before the priest.

  • Lev 22:21
    70%

    21If anyone offers a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD for a special vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be without defect to be accepted; there must be no blemish in it.

  • Deut 22:21
    70%

    21then they shall bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones. She has committed a disgraceful act in Israel by being promiscuous while in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Isa 27:10
    69%

    10The fortified city is desolate, a desert place, abandoned and forsaken like the wilderness. There, calves will graze, lie down, and strip its branches bare.

  • Lev 22:23
    69%

    23You may offer a bull or lamb that has an overgrown or stunted limb as a freewill offering, but it will not be accepted as a vow offering.

  • Deut 22:15
    69%

    15then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the elders at the gate of the town.

  • Isa 7:21
    69%

    21On that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats.