Numbers 5:23 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
`And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted [them] out with the bitter waters,
English ASV
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:
English Amplified
The priest shall then write these curses in a book and shall wash them off into the water of bitterness;
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The priest shall then write these curses in a book and shall wash them off into the water of bitterness;
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
“Then the priest is to write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and shall blot them out with the bitter water,
English EASY 2024
The priest must write the curses on a scroll of paper. Then he must wash the words off the paper into the bitter water.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
"The priest should write these warnings on a scroll. Then he should wash the words off into the water.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
"Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and wash them off into the water of bitterness.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Then the priest shall write this curse down and wash the writing off into the bowl of bitter water.
English God's Word - GW 1995
"The priest will write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
"Then the priest is to write these curses on a scroll and wash [them] off into the bitter water.
English KJV 1611
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
English LSB
‘The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall wash them off into the water of bitterness.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The priest will write these curses in a book, and he will wash them out with the bitter water.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
'The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall wash them off into the water of bitterness.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
The priest shall put these imprecations in writing and shall then wash them off into the bitter water,
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
“‘Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
" 'The priest must write the curses on a scroll. He must wash them off in the bitter water.
English NIV
"'The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water.
English NKJ 1982
‘Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall scrape them off into the bitter water.
English NLT
Then the priest will write these curses on a piece of leather and wash them off into the bitter water.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Then the priest shall put these curses in writing, and wash them off into the water of bitterness.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
“Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and wash them off into the water of bitterness;
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and wash them off into the bitter water.
English Tyndale 1537
And the priest shall write this curse in a bill and wash it out in the bitter water.