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Deuteronomy 21:3

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3When it has been determined which city is nearest the body, the leaders from that city must choose a heifer that has never been put to work and never worn a yoke.a

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  1. a21:3 A yoke is a wooden bar placed over the necks of work animals so that they can pull plows or carts.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the elders of the city that is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer that has never been worked and that has not pulled in a yoke.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the elders of the town nearest the body shall take a heifer that has never been worked and has never worn a yoke

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The elders of the city nearest to the victim are to get a young cow that has not been yoked or used for work.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the nearest town has been determined, that town’s elders must select from the herd a heifer that has never been trained or yoked to a plow.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And then the nearest city to the slain one, the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd that has not been worked with in the field, that has not pulled a yoke,

KJV 1900King James Version

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;