Numbers 19:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 19:20 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 →
וְאִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִטְמָא֙
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
to be unclean
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִתְחַטָּ֔א
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה
kârath
H3772
to cut
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הַהִ֖וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מִתּ֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַקָּהָ֑ל
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִקְדַּ֨שׁ
miqdâsh
H4720
sanctuary
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
טִמֵּ֗א
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
to be unclean
מֵ֥י
mayim
H4325
water
נִדָּ֛ה
niddâh
H5079
impurity
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
זֹרַ֥ק
zâraq
H2236
to scatter
עָלָ֖יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
טָמֵ֥א
ṭâmêʼ
H2931
unclean
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of Yahweh: the water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, for he has made the sanctuary of Yahweh unclean. The water of impurity has not been sprinkled on him; he unclean.
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