For after I returned, I repented, and after that I was instructed, I struck my thigh— I was ashamed and also humiliated, for I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
Deuteronomy 21:3 - Tree of Life Version Now the town nearest to the slain one—the elders of that city are to take from the herd a heifer that has not been used for work or pulled a yoke. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the city which is nearest to the slain man, the elders of that city shall take a heifer which has never been worked, never pulled in the yoke, American Standard Version (1901) and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; Common English Bible Once it is determined which city is closest to the dead body, its elders must take a young cow that hasn’t been used or yet pulled a plow, Catholic Public Domain Version And in whichever one they perceive to be closer than the others, the elders shall take a calf from the herd, one which has not pulled with a yoke, nor tilled with a plow. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the ancients of that city which they shall perceive to be nearer than the rest shall take a heifer of the herd, that hath not drawn in the yoke, nor ploughed the ground. |
For after I returned, I repented, and after that I was instructed, I struck my thigh— I was ashamed and also humiliated, for I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
“This is the statute of the Torah which Adonai commanded saying: Speak to Bnei-Yisrael that they bring to you a flawless red heifer on which there is no blemish and on which has never been a yoke.
At that time Adonai set the tribe of Levi apart to carry the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai, to stand before Adonai to serve Him and to pronounce blessings in His Name—as is the case to this day.
Then your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the towns that are around the slain one.
Then the elders of that city are to bring the heifer down to a flowing wadi that has not been plowed or sown, and break the heifer’s neck there in the wadi.
He humbled Himself— becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Now therefore get a new cart ready, two milk cows on which there has never been a yoke, hitch the cows to the cart, and return their calves home, away from them.