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Berean Standard Bible

“Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.”

Zechariah 3:5

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In a vision, Joshua the high priest stands before the angel of the LORD in filthy clothes with Satan accusing him. The angel rebukes the accuser and has the filthy clothes removed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.

World English Bible (WEB)

I said, “Let them set a clean turban on his head.” So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and Yahweh’s angel was standing by.

King James Version (KJV)

And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I said, Let them set a clean mitre upon his head. So they set a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the angel of Jehovah was standing by.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And let them put a clean head-dress on his head. So they put a clean head-dress on his head, clothing him with clean robes: and to him he said, See, I have taken your sin away from you.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Después dijo: Pongan mitra limpia sobre su cabeza. Y pusieron una mitra limpia sobre su cabeza, y vistiéronle de ropas. Y el ángel de Jehová estaba en pie.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces ordenó: «Pónganle también una mitra en la cabeza, como señal de dignidad». Y ellos se la pusieron, y le pusieron también las ropas de dignatario.

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