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Deuteronomy Chapter 21 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 21:2

then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
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BBE Deuteronomy 21:2

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;
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DARBY Deuteronomy 21:2

then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain;
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KJV Deuteronomy 21:2

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
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WBT Deuteronomy 21:2

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him that is slain:
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WEB Deuteronomy 21:2

then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are round about him who is slain:
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YLT Deuteronomy 21:2

then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which `are' round about the slain one,
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewyour eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָ (zə·qê·ne·ḵā)Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 2205: Oldand judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָ (wə·šō·p̄ə·ṭe·ḵā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigatemust come outוְיָצְא֥וּ (wə·yā·ṣə·’ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximand measure the distanceוּמָדְדוּ֙ (ū·mā·ḏə·ḏū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extendedfrom the victimהֶחָלָֽל׃ (he·ḥā·lāl)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2491: Pierced, pollutedtoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe neighboringסְבִיבֹ֥ת (sə·ḇî·ḇōṯ)AdverbStrong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, aroundcities.הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (he·‘ā·rîm)Article | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 5892: ExcitementJump to PreviousBody Cities Dead Distance Elders Judges Measure Neighboring Orders Responsible Round Slain Towns