Numbers 15:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 15:38 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 →
דַּבֵּ֞ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וְעָשׂ֨וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָהֶ֥ם
צִיצִ֛ת
tsîytsith
H6734
tassel
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כַּנְפֵ֥י
kânâph
H3671
wing
בִגְדֵיהֶ֖ם
beged
H899
garment
לְדֹרֹתָ֑ם
dôwr
H1755
generation
וְנָֽתְנ֛וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
צִיצִ֥ת
tsîytsith
H6734
tassel
הַכָּנָ֖ף
kânâph
H3671
wing
פְּתִ֥יל
pâthîyl
H6616
cord
תְּכֵֽלֶת
tᵉkêleth
H8504
violet
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World English Bible Public Domain
Speak to the children of Israel, and bid those who they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of each border a cord of blue:
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King James Version Public Domain
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘And they shall make for themselves a tassel on the hems of their clothes for their generations, and they shall put on the tassel of the hem a cord of blue,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).