American Standard Version
"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
“Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:”
“then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain:”
“your elders and judges must go out and measure how far it is to the cities in the vicinity of the corpse.”
“Thy ancients and judges shall go out, and shall measure from the place where the body lieth the distance of every city round about:”
“Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;”
“Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:”
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
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;
and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley.
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.