Exodus 28:32 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and the opening for its head hath been in its midst, a border is to its opening round about, work of a weaver, as the opening of a habergeon there is to it; it is not rent.

English ASV

And it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it be not rent.

English Amplified

There shall be a hole in the center of it [to slip over the head], with a binding of woven work around the hole, like the opening in a coat of mail or a garment, that it may not fray or tear.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

There shall be a hole in the center of it [to slip over the head], with a binding of woven work around the hole, like the opening in a coat of mail or a garment, that it may not fray or tear.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

There should be an opening at its top in the center of it. Around the opening, there should be a woven collar with an opening like that of body armor so that it does not tear.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And its opening for the head shall be in the midst thereof; there shall be a binding of woven work at its opening round about; as the opening of a coat of mail, it shall be in it it shall not rend.

English EASY 2024

Make a hole in the top of the robe, in the middle. Make an edge around this hole, for the priest's head to go through. Make the edge so that it will not tear.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Make a hole in the center for the head. And sew a piece of cloth around the edge of this hole. This cloth will be like a collar that keeps the hole from tearing.

It shall have an opening for the head in the middle of it, with a woven binding around the opening, like the opening in a garment, so that it may not tear.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It is to have a hole for the head, and this hole is to be reinforced with a woven binding to keep it from tearing.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Make an opening for the head in the center with a reinforced edge (like a leather collar) all around it to keep it from tearing.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

There should be an opening at its top in the center of it. Around the opening, there should be a woven collar with an opening like that for body armor so that it does not tear.

English KJV 1611

And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

English LSB

There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around the edge of its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

There shall be a hole at the top of it, in the middle of it. Around its opening it shall have a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

It shall have an opening for the head in the center, and around this opening there shall be a selvage, woven as at the opening of a shirt, to keep it from being torn.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

There is to be an opening in its top in the center of it, with an edge all around the opening, the work of a weaver, like the opening of a collar, so that it cannot be torn.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

In the center of the robe, make an opening for the head of the priest. Make an edge like a collar around the opening. Then it will not tear.

English NIV

with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear.

English NKJ 1982

There shall be an opening for his head in the middle of it; it shall have a woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a coat of mail, so that it does not tear.

English NLT

with an opening for Aaron's head in the middle of it. The opening will be reinforced by a woven collar so it will not tear.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

It shall have an opening for the head in the middle of it, with a woven binding around the opening, like the opening in a coat of mail, so that it may not be torn.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

It shall have in it an opening for the head, with a woven binding around the opening, like the opening in a garment, that it may not be torn.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

with an opening for Aaron's head. It shall have a woven band around this opening, just as on the neck of a coat of mail, so that it will not fray.

English Tyndale 1537

And there shall be an hole for the head in the midst of it, and let there be a bond of woven work round about the collar of it: as it were the collar of a partlet, that it rend not.