Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
then let your elders and judges go out and measure the distance from the dead body to the neighboring cities.
New American Standard Bible
then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance to the cities which are around the slain one.
King James Version
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
Holman Bible
your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the nearby cities.
A Conservative Version
then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth. And they shall measure to the cities which are round about him who is slain,
American Standard Version
then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
Amplified
then your elders and judges shall go out and measure the distance to the cities which are around the dead person.
Bible in Basic English
Then 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;
Darby Translation
then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain;
Julia Smith Translation
And thy old men and thy judges shall come forth and measure to the cities which are round about him wounded:
King James 2000
Then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
Lexham Expanded Bible
then your elders and your judges shall go out and shall measure [the distance] to the cities that [are] around the slain one.
Modern King James verseion
then your elders and your judges shall come forth. And they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is dead.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then let thine elders and thy judges come forth and meet unto the cities that are round about the slain.
NET Bible
your elders and judges must go out and measure how far it is to the cities in the vicinity of the corpse.
New Heart English Bible
then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain:
The Emphasized Bible
then shall thine elders and thy judges go forth, - and measure unto the cities that are round about the slain;
Webster
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him that is slain:
World English Bible
then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain:
Youngs Literal Translation
then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which are round about the slain one,
Themes
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Murder » Imputed to the nearest city when the murderer was unknown
Interlinear
Zaqen
Shaphat
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 21:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
1 "If a murder victim is found fallen in the open country of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, 2 then let your elders and judges go out and measure the distance from the dead body to the neighboring cities. 3 Then the elders of the city nearest the body are to take a heifer that hasn't been put to work or hasn't pulled a yoke
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
"Appoint judges and civil servants according to your tribes in all your cities that the LORD your God is about to give you, so they may judge the people impartially.
Romans 13:3-4
For the authorities are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you like to live without being afraid of the authorities? Then do what is right, and you will receive their approval.