Deuteronomy 21:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Deuteronomy 21:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 21:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 21:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“then your elders and your judges shall come out, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain.”

Deuteronomy 21:2 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 21:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Deuteronomy 21:2 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 21:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which <FI>are<Fi> round about the slain one,”

Deuteronomy 21:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 21:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain; ”

Deuteronomy 21:2 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 21:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then thine Elders and thy Iudges shall come forth, and measure vnto the cities that are round about him that is slayne.”

Deuteronomy 21:2 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 21:2 in Context — Deuteronomy 21

1 If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:

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:

3 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;

4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:

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What Does Deuteronomy 21:2 Mean?

Deuteronomy 21:2 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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