KJV: 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:
YLT: and the elders of that city have brought down the heifer unto a hard valley, which is not tilled nor sown, and have beheaded there the heifer in the valley.
Darby: and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto an ever-flowing watercourse, which is not tilled, nor is it sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the watercourse;
ASV: 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.
| וְהוֹרִ֡דוּ | and shall bring down |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down. |
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| זִקְנֵי֩ | the elders |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old. |
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| הָעִ֨יר | of city |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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| הַהִ֤וא | that |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ | the heifer |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עֶגְלָה Sense: heifer. |
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| נַ֣חַל | an valley |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley. |
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| אֵיתָ֔ן | enduring |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: אֵיתָן Sense: perpetual, constant, perennial, ever-flowing. |
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| לֹא־ | neither |
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Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| יֵעָבֵ֥ד | is plowed |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve. |
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| וְלֹ֣א | nor |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| יִזָּרֵ֑עַ | sown |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: זָרַע Sense: to sow, scatter seed. |
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| וְעָֽרְפוּ־ | and they shall break neck |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: עָרַף Sense: (Qal) to break the neck (of an animal). |
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| הָעֶגְלָ֖ה | of the heifer |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עֶגְלָה Sense: heifer. |
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| בַּנָּֽחַל | in the valley |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley. |
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