Deuteronomy 21:2
What does Deuteronomy 21:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 21:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which <FI>are<Fi> round about the slain one,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thy ancients and judges shall go out, and shall measure from the place where the body lieth the distance of every city round about:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain;
Context
v.1If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
v.2This passage
v.3and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Romans 13:3
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
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