Deuteronomy 21:4

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:

King James Version
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Other Translations for Deuteronomy 21:4

BSB
bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.
AKJV
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:
CPDV
And they shall lead it into a rough and stony valley, one which has never been tilled or sown. And in that place, they shall cut the neck of the calf.
ERV
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:
NHEB
and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.
SMT
And the old men of that city brought down the heifer to a perennial valley which shall not be worked in it, and shall not be sown, and they break there the neck of the heifer in the valley;

Commentary for Deuteronomy 21:4

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Overview of Deuteronomy 21:4
Summary
Kill heifer in uncultivated valley location
Place
Rough valley
Event
Performing heifer sacrifice ritual
Estimated Time Period
c. 1400 BC
Category
Ritual