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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:

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וְיָצְא֥וּveyatsevand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and bring forth”, a completed action in a sequenceH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…זְקֵנֶ֖יךָzeqeneykhaoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “old”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָveshofeteykhaand judgeשָׁפַטconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and judge”, a verb used as a describing wordH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.וּמָדְדוּ֙umadedvand measureמָדַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and measure”, a completed action in a sequenceH4058properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extendedmeasure, mete, stretch self.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhearimthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…סְבִיבֹ֥תsevivotaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “about”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.הֶחָלָֽלhechalalthe killחָלָלdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the kill”, the ordinary formH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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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:

Young’s Literal Translation

then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which [are] round about the slain one,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Thy ancients and judges shall go out, and shall measure from the place where the body lieth the distance of every city round about:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

thine elders and thy judges shall come forth, and shall measure the distances of the cities round about the slain man:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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