Deuteronomy 21:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“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:”
Deuteronomy 21:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 21:614 words
וְכֹלwəḵōlAnd whole
זִקְנֵיziqənêOld
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
הַהִואhahiwʾThe he
הַקְּרֹבִיםhaqərōvîmThe near
אֶלʾelNear
הֶחָלָלheḥālālThe pierced
יִרְחֲצוּyirəḥăṣûLave
אֶתʾet—
יְדֵיהֶםyədêhemHand
עַלʿalAbove
הָעֶגְלָהhāʿegəlāhThe calf
הָעֲרוּפָהhāʿărûp̄āhThe break the neck
בַנָּחַלvanāḥalIn stream
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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