Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,
New American Standard Bible
All the elders of that city
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
All the elders of the city nearest to the victim will wash their hands by the stream over the young cow whose neck has been broken.
International Standard Version
All the elders of the city nearest the dead body are to wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,
A Conservative Version
And all the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,
American Standard Version
And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
Amplified
All the elders of that city nearest to the dead man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
Bible in Basic English
And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,
Darby Translation
And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto him that is slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck is broken in the watercourse,
Julia Smith Translation
And all the old men of that city being near to him wounded, shall wash their hands over the heifer having her neck broken in the valley:
King James 2000
And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And all of the elders of that city nearest to the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer [with] the broken neck in the wadi.
Modern King James verseion
And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain one, shall wash their hands over the heifer that has been beheaded in the stream.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And all the elders of the city that is next to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the plain,
NET Bible
and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.
New Heart English Bible
All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
The Emphasized Bible
and, all the elders of that city who are nearest unto the slain, shall bathe their hands over the heifer that hath boon beheaded in the ravine,
Webster
And all the elders of that city that are next to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
World English Bible
All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
Themes
Ablution » Of the hands, as a token of innocency
Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of
Hand » Washing of, a symbol of innocency
hands » Were washed » In token of innocency
Heifer » An atonement for murder
Innocency » Signified by washing the hands
Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of
Purification » Washing hands in water, symbolical of innocency
Topics
Interlinear
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Qarowb
Yad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 21:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
5 And the priests, sons of Levi, have come nigh -- for on them hath Jehovah thy God fixed to serve Him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth is every strife, and every stroke -- 6 and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley, 7 and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen --
Cross References
Psalm 26:6
I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.
Psalm 73:13
Only -- a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
Job 9:30
If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
Psalm 19:12
Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,
Psalm 51:2
Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And from my sin cleanse me,
Psalm 51:7
Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.
Psalm 51:14
Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.
Jeremiah 2:22
But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
Matthew 27:24-25
And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'
Hebrews 9:10
only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances -- till the time of reformation imposed upon them.