Deuteronomy 21:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,”
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“Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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;”
King James Version · Public Domain“and 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;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and it hath been, the city which <FI>is<Fi> near unto the slain one, even the elders of that city have taken a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, which hath not drawn in the yoke,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 21:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 19:2“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
- Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
- Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Philippians 2:8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
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