Verse 6

And all the elders of that city, that are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley,

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da skal alle de eldste i den nærmeste byen vaske hendene sine over kua som de har tatt livet av.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og alle de eldste i den byen som er nærmest den drepte, skal vaske hendene over kvigen som er blitt avlivet i dalen.

• Norsk King James

  Og alle eldste i den byen som ligger nærmest den drepte mannen, skal vaske sine hender over kvigen som har fått hodet avhogd i dalen:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og alle de eldste fra byen nærmest den drepte skal vaske hendene over kvigen som har fått nakken brutt i dalen,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Alle de eldste i byen som ligger nærmest den døde, skal vaske sine hender over kvigen med brutt nakke i bekken.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og alle de eldste i den byen som er nærmest den drepte mannen, skal vaske hendene sine over kvigen som har fått nakken brutt i dalen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Alle eldste i den nærmeste byen til den drepte skal vaske hendene sine over jomfrukyren som ble hugget i halsen i dalen.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og alle de eldste i den byen som er nærmest den drepte mannen, skal vaske hendene sine over kvigen som har fått nakken brutt i dalen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Alle eldste i den byen som er nærmest den drepte, skal vaske sine hender over den kvigen som ble drept i dalen,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.21.6", "source": "וְכֹ֗ל זִקְנֵי֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔וא הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים אֶל־הֶחָלָ֑ל יִרְחֲצוּ֙ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה בַנָּֽחַל׃", "text": "And-all *ziqnê* the-*ʿîr* the-*hahîʾ* the-*qərōbîm* to-the-*heḥālāl* *yirḥăṣû* [direct object] *yədêhem* over-the-*ʿeglāh* the-*ʿărûpāh* in-the-*naḥal*.", "grammar": { "*ziqnê*": "masculine plural noun construct - elders of", "*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the city", "*hahîʾ*": "feminine singular demonstrative adjective with definite article - that", "*qərōbîm*": "masculine plural adjective with definite article - the nearest", "*heḥālāl*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the slain one", "*yirḥăṣû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they shall wash", "*yədêhem*": "feminine dual noun construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hands", "*ʿeglāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the heifer", "*ʿărûpāh*": "Qal passive participle, feminine singular with definite article - the neck-broken", "*naḥal*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the valley/stream" }, "variants": { "*qərōbîm*": "nearest/closest ones", "*yirḥăṣû*": "they shall wash/cleanse", "*ʿărûpāh*": "neck-broken/beheaded" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Alle de eldste i byen nærmest den drepte skal vaske sine hender over kvigen hvis hals er blitt brutt ved elven,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og alle de Ældste af den samme Stad, de, som ere næst ved den Ihjelslagne, de skulle toe deres Hænder over Qvien, som Halsen er afhuggen paa i Dalen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And all the elrs of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is behead in the valley:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og alle de eldste i den byen som er nærmest den drepte, skal vaske sine hender over kvigen som er blitt drept i dalen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Alle de eldste i den byen som er nærmest den drepte, skal vaske sine hender over kvigen som har fått nakken brutt i dalen,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og alle eldste fra byen nærmest den døde skal vaske sine hender over kvigen som ble drept i dalen

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og alle byens eldste, som er nærmest den drepte, skal vaske sine hender over kvigen hvis nakke ble brutt i dalen;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og alle de ansvarlige mennene fra den byen som er nærmest den døde mannen, skal vaske hendene over kua hvor nakken ble brutt i dalen,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And all the elders of the citie that is nexte to the slayne man shall wasshe their handes ouer the heyffer that is beheded in the playne,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And all the Elders of the same cite shall come forth vnto the slayne, & wash their handes ouer ye yonge cowe, whose heade is stricken of in the valley,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And all the Elders of that citie that came neere to the slayne man, shal wash their hands ouer the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And all the elders of the citie that come foorth to the slayne man, shall washe their handes ouer the heyffer that is beheaded in the valley,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 26:6 : 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will circle Your altar, O LORD,
• Ps 73:13 : 13 Surely I have kept my heart pure in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
• Jer 2:22 : 22 For though you wash yourself with lye, and take much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, says the Lord GOD.
• Matt 27:24-25 : 24 When Pilate saw that he could nothing prevail, but rather a tumult was made, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. See to it yourselves. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us and on our children.
• Heb 9:10 : 10 Concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
• Ps 51:2 : 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• Ps 51:7 : 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
• Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
• Job 9:30 : 30 If I wash myself with snow water, and cleanse my hands thoroughly;
• Ps 19:12 : 12 Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults.