Deuteronomy 21:3
Deuteronomy chapter 21 · verse 3 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and 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;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and 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;
Context
v.2then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
v.3This passage
v.4and 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 31:18
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
- Philippians 2:8
and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.
- Numbers 19:2
This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.
- Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.