Leviticus 5:8 — Compare Translations

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

and he hath brought them in unto the priest, and hath brought near that which [is] for a sin-offering first, and hath wrung off its head from its neck, and doth not separate [it],

English ASV

And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

English Amplified

He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first, and wring its head from its neck, but shall not sever it;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first, and wring its head from its neck, but shall not sever it;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the back of the neck without severing it.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall present that which is for the sin-offering first, and pinch off his head at the neck, but shall not divide it;

English EASY 2024

He must take his birds to the priest. The priest will first offer to the Lord the bird that is for a sin offering. He must break the bird's neck, but he must not remove the head from the body.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Take them to the priest. First, the priest will offer one bird for the sin offering. The priest will pull the bird's head from its neck but he will not pull it off completely.

He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall wring its head from its neck but shall not sever it completely,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You shall bring them to the priest, who will first offer the bird for the sin offering. He will break its neck without pulling off its head

English God's Word - GW 1995

Bring them to the priest, and he will sacrifice the offering for sin first. He will break the bird's neck without pulling its head off.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He must twist its head at the back of the neck without severing [it].

English KJV 1611

And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

English LSB

And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall bring near first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not separate it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He shall bring them to the priest who shall offer the one for the sin offering first. He will wring off its head at its neck, but he shall not sever it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not sever it.

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

He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first. Snapping its head loose at the neck, yet without breaking it off completely,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He must bring them to the priest and present first the one that is for a sin offering. The priest must pinch its head at the nape of its neck, but must not sever the head from the body.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'He must bring them to the priest. The priest will offer the one for the sin offering first. He must twist its head. But he must not twist it off completely.

English NIV

He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one for the sin offering. He is to wring its head from its neck, not severing it completely,

English NKJ 1982

And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely.

English NLT

They must bring them to the priest, who will offer one of the birds as the sin offering. The priest will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

You shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering, wringing its head at the nape without severing it.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering; he shall wring its head from its neck, but shall not sever it,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The priest shall offer as the sin sacrifice whichever bird is handed to him first, breaking its neck, but not severing its head from its body.

English Tyndale 1537

And he shall bring them unto the priest, which shall offer the sinoffering first and wring the neck asunder of it, but pluck it not clean off.