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Isaiah 28:27 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    For the dill are not threshed with a sharp [threshing] instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about on the cumin; but the dill are beaten out with a staff, and the cumin with a rod.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    For black cumin is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin, but black cumin is beaten with a stick, and cumin with a rod.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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