Exodus 30:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 30:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בְּבֹאָ֞ם
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֹ֧הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
מוֹעֵ֛ד
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
יִרְחֲצוּ
râchats
H7364
to wash
מַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָמֻ֑תוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
א֣וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם
nâgash
H5066
to approach
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לְשָׁרֵ֔ת
shârath
H8334
to minister
לְהַקְטִ֥יר
qâṭar
H6999
to burn incense
אִשֶּׁ֖ה
ʼishshâh
H801
burnt offering
לַֽיהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, and they will not die. Also when they go near to the altar to serve by causing a fire offering to Yahweh to smoke,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).