Leviticus 21:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLeviticus 21:5 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 →
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יקרחה
qârach
H7139
to be bald
יִקְרְח֤וּ
qârach
H7139
to be bald
קָרְחָה֙
qorchâh
H7144
baldness
בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וּפְאַ֥ת
pêʼâh
H6285
corner
זְקָנָ֖ם
zâqân
H2206
beard
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ
gâlach
H1548
to shave
וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשְׂרְט֖וּ
sâraṭ
H8295
to tattoo
שָׂרָֽטֶת
sereṭ
H8296
incision
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
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King James Version Public Domain
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They shall not bald a bald patch on their heads, and the edges of their beard they shall not shave, and they shall not cut a cut in their flesh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).