Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 21:6 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Deuteronomy 21:6, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ 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”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְכֹ֗ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 2 | זִקְנֵי֙ | H2205 | And all the elders | old |
| 3 | הָעִ֣יר | H5892 | of that city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 4 | הַהִ֔וא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 5 | הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים | H7138 | that are next | near (in place, kindred or time) |
| 6 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 7 | הֶֽחָלָ֑ל | H2491 | unto the slain | pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted |
| 8 | יִרְחֲצוּ֙ | H7364 | man shall wash | to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) |
| 9 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 10 | יְדֵיהֶ֔ם | H3027 | their hands | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 11 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 12 | הָֽעֶגְלָ֖ה | H5697 | over the heifer | a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e., a heifer) |
| 13 | הָֽעֲרוּפָ֥ה | H6202 | that is beheaded | to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy |
| 14 | בַנָּֽחַל׃ | H5158 | in the valley | a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 21:5shall come near And the priests the sons of Levi ...
Deuteronomy 21:6 (current) 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
Deuteronomy 21:7And they shall answer and say Our hands have not shed ...