Psalms 133:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 133:2 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 →
כַּשֶּׁ֤מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
הַטּ֨וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָרֹ֗אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
יֹרֵ֗ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַזָּקָ֥ן
zâqân
H2206
beard
זְקַֽן
zâqân
H2206
beard
אַהֲרֹ֑ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
שֶׁ֝יֹּרֵ֗ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּ֥י
peh
H6310
mouth
מִדּוֹתָֽיו
middâh
H4060
measure
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
It is like the precious oil on the head, That ran down on the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down on the edge of his robes;
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King James Version Public Domain
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Like the good oil on the head, coming down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, that is coming down on the mouth of his garments,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).