KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“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:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And all” | וְכֹ֗ל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the elders” | זִקְנֵי֙ | Old | elders |
| “of that” | הַהִ֔וא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | of that |
| “city,” | הָעִ֣יר | A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) | city |
| “that are” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “next” | הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים | Near (in place, kindred or time) | next |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “the slain” | הֶֽחָלָ֑ל | Pierced (especially to death) | slain |
| “man,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “shall wash” | יִרְחֲצוּ֙ | To lave (the whole or a part of a thing) | wash |
| “their hands” | יְדֵיהֶ֔ם | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | hands |
| “over” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | over |
| “the heifer” | הָֽעֶגְלָ֖ה | A (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e., a heifer) | heifer |
| “that is beheaded” | הָֽעֲרוּפָ֥ה | To break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy | beheaded |
| “in the valley:” | בַנָּֽחַל׃ | A stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) | valley |
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4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
6 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:
7 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
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