Psalm 133:2
New English Translation
2 It is like fine oil poured on the head,
which flows down the beard[a]—
Aaron’s beard,
and then flows down his garments.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 133:2 tn Heb “[it is] like the good oil on the head, going down on the beard.”
- Psalm 133:2 tn Heb “which goes down in accordance with his measured things.” The Hebrew phrase מִדּוֹתָיו (middotayv, “his measured things”) refers here to the robes worn by Aaron. HALOT 546 s.v. *מַד derives the term from מַד (mad, “robe”) rather than מִדָּה (middah, “measured thing”). Ugaritic md means “robe” and is pluralized mdt.
Psalm 133:2
New International Version
2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,(A)
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
down on the collar of his robe.
Psalm 133:2
King James Version
2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
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