Modern Translations New International VersionEven if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. New Living Translation Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God. English Standard Version Not even for his father or for his mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean, because his separation to God is on his head. Berean Study Bible 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. New American Standard Bible 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 to God is on his head. NASB 1995 '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 is on his head. NASB 1977 ‘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 is on his head. Amplified Bible He shall not make himself [ceremonially] unclean for his father, mother, brother, or sister, when they die, because [the responsibility for] his separation to God is on his head. Christian Standard Bible He is not to defile himself for his father or mother, or his brother or sister, when they die, while the mark of consecration to his God is on his head. Holman Christian Standard Bible He is not to defile himself for his father or mother, or his brother or sister, when they die, because the hair consecrated to his God is on his head. GOD'S WORD® Translation Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves unclean by going near them. Nazarites show their vow to God with their long hair. International Standard Version He is not to defile himself on account of his father, mother, brother, and sister when they die, because the crown of his consecration to God is on his head. NET Bible 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. Classic Translations King James BibleHe 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. New King James Version He shall not make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head. King James 2000 Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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 is on his head. World English Bible 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 is on his head. American King James Version 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 on his head. American Standard Version 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. A Faithful Version He shall not make himself unclean even for his father, or for his mother, or for his brother, or for his sister, when they die because his separation to his God is upon his head. Darby Bible Translation 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 God is upon his head. English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Hee 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. Bishops' Bible of 1568 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, Coverdale Bible of 1535 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, Tyndale Bible of 1526 he shall not make him selfe vncleane at the deeth of his father mother brother or syster. for the abstinece of his God is apon his heed. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor 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; Young's Literal Translation 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; Smith's Literal Translation For his father, and for his mother, for his brother and for his sister, he shall not be defiled for them in their dying: for the consecration of his God upon his head. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNeither 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. Catholic Public Domain Version nor shall he contaminate himself, even over the funeral of his father, or his mother, or his brother, or his sister. For the consecration of his God is upon his head. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd he shall not be defiled by them, with his father or with his mother or with his brother or with his sister, in their death, because the crown of his God is on his head. Lamsa Bible He shall not defile himself for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister when they die; because the crown of consecration of his God is upon his head. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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.     |