NUM 6:7 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX καὶ ἐπʼ ἀδελφῷ καὶ ἐπʼ ἀδελφῇ, οὐ μιανφήσεται ἐπʼ αὐτοὶς ἀποφανόντων αὐτῶν, ὅτι εὐχὴ Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἐπὶ κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ·
(kai epʼ adelfōi kai epʼ adelfaʸ, ou mianfaʸsetai epʼ autois apofanontōn autōn, hoti euⱪaʸ Theou autou epʼ autōi epi kefalaʸs autou; )

BrTr to his father or his mother, or to his brother or his sister; he shall not defile himself for them, when they have died, because the vow of God is upon him on his head.

ULT For his father and for his mother, for his brother and for his sister, he shall not defile himself for them with their death, because the separation of his God is on his head.

UST Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me by coming close to the corpse. Your long hair shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must do what you have solemnly promised and not cut your hair.

BSB Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the crown of consecration to his God is upon his head.

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God[fn] is on his head.

6:7 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET He must not defile himself even for his father or his mother or his brother or his sister if they die, because the separation for his God is on his head.

LSV for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister—he does not become unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God [is] on his head;

FBV Even if it's their father, mother, brother or sister who has died, they are not to make themselves unclean, because their uncut hair announces their dedication to God.

T4T Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me by coming close to the corpse. Your long hair [MTY] shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.

LEB for even his father, mother, brother, or sister he will not make himself unclean by their death,[fn] because the separation to his God is on his head.

6:7 Literally “with their dying”

BBE He may not make himself unclean for his father or his mother, his sister or his brother, if death comes to them; because he is under an oath to keep himself separate for God.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his consecration unto God is upon his head.

ASV He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head.

DRA Neither shall he make himself unclean, even for his father, or for his mother, or for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

YLT for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister — he is not unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God [is] on his head;

Drby He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister when they die; for the consecration of his [fn]God is upon his head.

6.7 Elohim

RV He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because his separation unto God is upon his head.

Wbstr He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

KJB-1769 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.[fn]

6.7 consecration: Heb. separation

KJB-1611 [fn]Hee shall not make himselfe vncleane for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is vpon his head.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

6:7 Hebr. separation.

Bshps He shall not make hym selfe vncleane at the death of his father, mother, brother, or sister: because that the consecration of his God is vpon his head,
(He shall not make himself unclean at the death of his father, mother, brother, or sister: because that the consecration of his God is upon his head,)

Gnva Hee shall not make himselfe vncleane at the death of his father, or mother, brother, or sister: for the consecration of his God is vpon his head.
(He shall not make himself unclean at the death of his father, or mother, brother, or sister: for the consecration of his God is upon his head. )

Cvdl Nether shal he defyle him self at ye death of his father, of his mother, of his brother, or of his sister. For the abstinence of his God is vpon his heade,
(Neither shall he defyle him self at ye/you_all death of his father, of his mother, of his brother, or of his sister. For the abstinence of his God is upon his heade,)

Wycl and sotheli he schal not be defoulid on the deed bodi of fadir and of moder, of brothir and of sistir, for the halewyng of his God is on his heed;
(and truly he shall not be defoulid on the dead body of father and of moder, of brothir and of sister, for the halewyng of his God is on his heed;)

Luth Er soll sich auch nicht verunreinigen an dem Tod seines Vaters, seiner Mutter, seines Bruders oder seiner Schwester; denn das Gelübde seines Gottes ist auf seinem Haupt.
(He should itself/yourself/themselves also not verunreinigen at to_him Tod his father, his Mutter, his brothers or his Schwester; because the Gelübde his God’s is on his head.)

ClVg nec super patris quidem et matris et fratris sororisque funere contaminabitur, quia consecratio Dei sui super caput ejus est.[fn]
(nec over of_the_father indeed and matris and fratris sororisque funere contaminabitur, because consecratio of_God sui over caput his it_is. )

6.7 Nec super patris ID. Id est, nullus carnalis eum retrahat affectus, omnis persona, omnis dignitas, omnis consanguinitas Christi servitio postponenda est. Consecratio Dei. ID. Id est, Spiritus sancti gratia in corde ejus diffusa est, unde: Nolite contristare Spiritum sanctum, in quo signati estis omnes Ephes. 4..

6.7 Nec over patris ID. That it_is, nullus carnalis him retrahat affectus, everyone persona, everyone dignitas, everyone consanguinitas of_Christ servitio postponenda it_is. Consecratio of_God. ID. That it_is, Spiritus sancti gratia in corde his diffusa it_is, unde: Don't contristare Spiritum holy, in quo signati estis omnes Ephes. 4..

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) separated

(Some words not found in UHB: for,father,his and,for,mother,his for,brother,his and,for,sister,his not defile to/for=them in/on/at/with,die,they that/for/because/then/when separation his/its=god on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=head )

This is an idiom for dedication. Alternate translation: “dedicated”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) unclean

A person who is not acceptable for God’s purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) he is separated

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “he has separated himself”

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