“Both male and female shal ye put out, without the campe shall yee put them, that they defile not their campes in the middest whereof I dwell.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
- King James Version
"You shall send away both male and female; you shall send them outside the camp so that they will not defile their camp where I dwell in their midst."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Male or female they are to be put outside the tent-circle, so that they may not make unclean my resting-place among them.
- Basic English Bible
both male and female shall ye put out; outside the camp shall ye put them, that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
- Darby Bible
Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst of which I dwell.
- Webster's Bible
Both you shall put male and female outside of the camp; that they not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell."
- World English Bible
from male unto female ye do send out; unto the outside of the camp ye do send them; and they defile not their camps in the midst of which I do tabernacle.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 5:3
5:3 That they defile not the camp - By which God would intimate the danger of being made guilty by other mens sins, and the duty of avoiding intimate converse with wicked men. I dwell - By my special and gracious presence.