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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:

KJV

egredientur majores natu, et judices tui, et metientur a loco cadaveris singularum per circuitum spatia civitatum :

Vulgate

ἐξελεύσεται ἡ γερουσία σου καὶ οἱ κριταί σου, καὶ ἐκμετρήσουσιν ἐπὶ τὰς πόλεις τὰς κύκλῳ τοῦ τραυματίου·

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/יָצְא֥וּ זְקֵנֶ֖י/ךָ וְ/שֹׁפְטֶ֑י/ךָ וּ/מָדְדוּ֙ אֶל הֶ֣/עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר סְבִיבֹ֥ת הֶ/חָלָֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
חַלְלֵי
chlly
adjective · 92×
יָּ֣מָד
ymd
verb · 51×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
נוּ
nv
verb · 199×
סָבִֽיב
sbyb
noun · 334×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 16:18 — Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.