Numbers 25:13 — Compare Translations

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

and it hath been to him and to his seed after him a covenant of a priesthood age-during, because that he hath been zealous for his God, and doth make atonement for the sons of Israel.`

English ASV

and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.

English Amplified

And he shall have it, and his descendants after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites. [Ps. 106:28-31.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he shall have it, and his descendants after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites. [Ps. 106:28-31.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

It will be a covenant of perpetual priesthood for him and his future descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he shall have it, and his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.

English EASY 2024

That promise will be for him and for his descendants after him. They will always be priests. That is because he did not want the people to worship any god except me. He has made the Israelites clean from their sin.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

This is the agreement: He and all of his family who live after him will always be priests, because he had strong feelings for his God. And he did the things that made the Israelites pure. "

and it shall be to him and to his descendants after him the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel.'"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He and his descendants are permanently established as priests, because he did not tolerate any rivals to me and brought about forgiveness for the people's sin.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

My promise is that he and his descendants will be priests permanently because he stood up for his God and he made peace with the Lord for the Israelites."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

It will be a covenant of perpetual priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites."

English KJV 1611

And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

English LSB

and it shall be for him and his seed after him, a covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the sons of Israel.’”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And it will be for him and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God and made an atonement for the Israelites.’ ”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and it shall be for him and his descendants after him, a covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the sons of Israel.'"

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

which shall be for him and for his descendants after him the pledge of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous on behalf of his God and thus made amends for the Israelites."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So it will be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of a permanent priesthood, because he has been zealous for his God, and has made atonement for the Israelites.’”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He and his sons after him will have a covenant to be priests forever. That is because he was committed to making sure that I, his God, was honored. In that way he paid for the sin of the people of Israel."

English NIV

He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites."

English NKJ 1982

and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’ ”

English NLT

In this covenant, he and his descendants will be priests for all time, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

It shall be for him and for his descendants after him a covenant of perpetual priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the Israelites.'"

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and it shall be to him, and to his descendants after him, the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the people of Israel.’ ”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for the people of Israel by what he did—I promise that he and his descendants shall be priests forever.“

English Tyndale 1537

and he shall have it and his seed after him, even the covenant of the priest's office for ever, because he was jealous for his God's(goddes) sake and made an atonement for the children of Israel.