Numbers 6:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 6:9 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 →
וְכִֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יָמ֨וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
מֵ֤ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּפֶ֣תַע
pethaʻ
H6621
suddenness
פִּתְאֹ֔ם
pithʼôwm
H6597
suddenly
וְטִמֵּ֖א
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
to be unclean
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
נִזְר֑וֹ
nezer
H5145
consecration
וְגִלַּ֤ח
gâlach
H1548
to shave
רֹאשׁוֹ֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
בְּי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
טָהֳרָת֔וֹ
ṭohŏrâh
H2893
purification
בַּיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
יְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ
gâlach
H1548
to shave
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World English Bible Public Domain
"If any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. On the seventh day he shall shave it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And if a dying one dies upon him in suddenness suddenly, and he makes the head of his separation unclean, then he shall shave his head on the day of his purification; on the seventh day he shall shave it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).