Numbers 25:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 25:13 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 →
וְהָ֤יְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לּוֹ֙
וּלְזַרְע֣וֹ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אַחֲרָ֔יו
ʼachar
H310
after
בְּרִ֖ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
כְּהֻנַּ֣ת
kᵉhunnâh
H3550
priesthood
עוֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
תַּ֗חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
קִנֵּא֙
qânâʼ
H7065
to envy
לֵֽאלֹהָ֔יו
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיְכַפֵּ֖ר
kâphar
H3722
to atone
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
and it shall be to him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will be a covenant of a priesthood of eternity for him and for his seed after him, because he was zealous for his God and he made atonement for the sons of Israel.’”
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