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Deuteronomy 21:2-4

2then your eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205and your judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199shall goוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318outH3318and measureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058the distanceto the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the oneהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491who was killedH2491.

3And it shall be that the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892which is nearestהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to the personH2491killedH2491,that is, that the eldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shall takeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697of the herdבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241that has not been workedעֻבַּד֙'u.BadH5647and has not pulledמָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.KhahH4900in a yokeבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923;

4and the eldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shall bringוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the heiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.LahH5697downH3381to a valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158with runningH386waterH386,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834has not been plowedיֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.VedH5647or sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232,and they shall breakוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202the heifer’sהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697neckH6202thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033in the valleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

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