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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.
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Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
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Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Talal Itani· published 2012
Is he who possesses a clear proof from his Lord, recited by a witness from Him, and before it the Book of Moses, a guide and a mercy? These believe in it. But whoever defies it from among the variousfactions, the Fire is his promise. So have no doubt about it. It is the truth from your Lord, but most people do not believe.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Is he (to be countedequal with them) who relieth on a clear proof from his Lord, and a witness from Him reciteth it, and before it was the Book of Moses, an example and a mercy? Such believe therein, and whoso disbelieveth therein of the clans, the Fire is his appointedplace. So be not thou in doubt concerning it. Lo! it is the Truth from thy Lord; but most of mankind believe not
Sources
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edward Henry Palmer1840–1882 · published 1880
Is he (like them) who stands upon a manifestsign from his Lord, which is a witness from Him, and recites it, with the book of Moses before him for a model and a mercy? These believe in it; and whosoever of the crews disbelieves in him, the Fire is his promise. Be not thou in doubt about it; verily, it is truth from thy Lord, though most men do not believe
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
With such can they be compared who rest upon clear proofs from their Lord? to whom a witness from him reciteth the Koran, and who is preceded by the Book of Moses, a guide and mercy? These have faith in it: but the partisans of idolatry, who believe not in it, are menaced with the fire! Have thou no doubts about that Book, for it is the very truth from thy Lord. But most men will not believe
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Shall he therefore be compared with them, who followeth the evidentdeclaration of his Lord, and whom a witness from him attendeth, preceded by the book of Moses, which was revealed for a guide, and out of mercy to mankind? These believe in the Koran: But whosoever of the confederateinfidelsbelieveth not therein, is threatened with the fire of hell, which threat shall certainly be executed: Be not therefore in a doubt concerning it; for it is the truth from thy Lord: But the greaterpart of men will not believe
Sources
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Other languages (18)Shqip · Albanian
A mund të jenë (këta jobesimtarë) të barabartë me atë që mbështetet në dëshmi të qartë prej Zotit të vet, të cilin e pason një dëshmitar nga Ai, por edhe para tij (ishte dëshmitar) Libri i Musait, që është udhërrëfyes e mëshirë?! Këta e besojnë atë (Kuranin). E, kushdo nga grupet që e mohon atë, le ta dijë se Zjarri do të jetë vendi i tij i premtuar. Prandaj, kurrsesi mos dysho në të, se, pa dyshim, ai është e vërteta nga Zoti yt, por shumica e njerëzve nuk besojnë.
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.5
বাংলা · Bengali
(সে কি তাদের সমতুল্য) যে তার রবের পক্ষ থেকে সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণের ওপর প্রতিষ্ঠিত এবং যাকে অনুসরণ করে তাঁর পক্ষ থেকে একজন সাক্ষী (জিবরীল) এবং যার পূর্বে (তার নবুয়াতের সাক্ষ্য) রয়েছে মূসার কিতাব, যা (মানুষের জন্যে অনুকরণীয়) পথপ্রদর্শক ও রহমতস্বরূপ? (বস্তুত তারা এক হতে পারে না।) তারাই এটার প্রতি ঈমান রাখে। আর যে সকল দল তা অস্বীকার করে, (জাহান্নামের) আগুনই হবে তাদের প্রতিশ্রুত স্থান। সুতরাং (হে রাসূল!) তুমি এতে (আল-কুরআন ও তাদের প্রতিশ্রুত ঠিকানার ব্যাপারে) মোটেও সন্দেহের মধ্যে থেকো না, নিশ্চয় তা তোমার রবের পক্ষ থেকে প্রেরিত সত্য। কিন্তু অধিকাংশ মানুষই (সুস্পষ্ট দলীল এবং অকাট্য প্রমাণ সত্ত্বেও তার ওপর) ঈমান আনে না।
Translated by the team of Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Dawah Association in Rabwah, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2
Bosanski · Bosnian
Jesu li oni kao oni kojima je jasno ko je Gospodar njihov – kojima je došao Kur’an – svjedok Njegov, a još prije njega i Knjiga Mūsāova, putovođa i milost?! To su oni koji vjeruju u njega. A ko god ga negira, među raznim grupacijama, Vatra će mu mjesto gdje će skončati biti. Zato, ti nikako ne sumnjaj u njega, on je, zaista, istina od Gospodara tvoga, ali većina ljudi ne vjeruje.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Jesu li oni kao oni kojima je jasno tko je Gospodar njihov – kojima je došao Kuran – svjedok Njegov, a još prije njega i Knjiga Mojsijeva, putovođa i milost?! To su oni koji vjeruju u njega. A tko god ga negira, među raznim grupacijama, Vatra će mu mjesto gdje će skončati biti. Zato, ti nikako ne sumnjaj u njega, on je, zaista, istina od Gospodara tvoga, ali većina ljudi ne vjeruje.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
E ko oon laatiiɗo e ɓanngannduyee immorde ka Joomi makko, homo janngande mo seediiɗo immorde ka makko, e nde aditiinde mo [kaŋko Muhammadu], deftere Muusaa nden ardiinde e yurmeende [ɓuri moƴƴude diini ko alah hujja kon?]: Ɓen ɗon hino gooŋɗini nde; kala on jedduɗo nde e feddeeji ɗin, ko Yiite ngen woni fodoore makko. wota a laato e sikke fii mayre. Pellet ko nde goonga immornde ka Joomi maa; ko woni tun, ko ɓuri ɗuuɗude e yimɓe ɓen gooŋɗintaa.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
განა ის, ვინც თავისი უფლისგან მოცემულ ცხად სასწაულს [დამადასტურებელ მტკიცებულებას] ეყრდნობა [ნაგულისხმებია შუამავალი], და მას მოჰყვება მოწმე [ჯიბრილი] მისი მხრიდან [ალლაჰისგან], და მასზე წინ მუსას წიგნიც [თორა], როგორც გზამკვლევი და წყალობა, შეიძლება იყოს მსგავსი ურწმუნოსი? მართლაც, იმათ სწამთ მისი [ყურანის].
ხოლო ვინც მას [ყურანს] უარყოფს სხვადასხვა ჯგუფთაგან, ცეცხლი არის მათი დანიშნული ადგილი. ამიტომ ნუ იქნები მასში [ყურანში] ეჭვმიტანილი, რადგან ჭეშმარიტად, იგი [ყურანი] ჭეშმარიტებაა შენი უფლისგან, მაგრამ ადამიანთა უმრავლესობას არ სწამს.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.7
Deutsch · German
Ist denn einer (den anderen gleich), der sich auf einen klaren Beweis von seinem Herrn stützt, und auf den ein Zeuge von Ihm folgt, dem die Schrift Musas vorausging als Vorbild und Barmherzigkeit? Jene glauben daran. Wer aber von den Gruppierungen ihn verleugnet, dessen Verabredung(sort) ist das (Höllen)feuer. So sei nicht über ihn im Zweifel, er ist gewiss die Wahrheit von deinem Herrn. Aber die meisten Menschen glauben nicht.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Είναι εκείνος (ο Μωχάμμαντ και οι πιστοί μαζί του, ίσοι με τους άπιστους, παρόλο) που έχει ξεκάθαρη απόδειξη (το Κορ’άν) από τον Κύριό του, και το απαγγέλει (το Κορ’άν) ένας μάρτυρας (ο Γαβριήλ) που στάλθηκε απ' Αυτόν (τον Αλλάχ), και πριν απ' αυτό (τον ερχομό του Μωχάμμαντ, υπήρχε) το Βιβλίο του Μωυσή (η Τορά που επιβεβαιώνει την αποστολή του Μωχάμμαντ), το οποίο (η Τορά) ήταν οδηγός και έλεος; Εκείνοι (οι πιστοί) πιστεύουν σ' αυτό (το Κορ’άν). Όποιος όμως από τις ομάδες (από τους οπαδούς κάθε θρησκείας στη Γη) δεν πιστεύει σ' αυτό, η Φωτιά θα είναι το υποσχόμενο τέλος τους. Μην έχεις λοιπόν καμία αμφιβολία γι' αυτό, πράγματι, είναι η αλήθεια από τον Κύριό σου, αλλά οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι δεν πιστεύουν.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
तो क्या वह व्यक्ति जो अपने पालनहार की ओर से स्पष्ट प्रमाण[5] रखता हो और उसके बाद अल्लाह की ओर से एक गवाह[6] भी आ जाए, तथा उससे पहले मूसा की पुस्तक मार्गदर्शक और दया के रूप में उपस्थित रही हो (वह गुमराही में पड़े हुए लोगों के समान हो सकता है?) ऐसे ही लोग इस (क़ुरआन) पर ईमान रखते हैं। और इन समूहों में से जो व्यक्ति भी इसका इनकार करेगा, तो उसके वादा की जगह (ठिकाना) दोज़ख है। अतः आप इसके बारे में किसी संदेह में न पड़ें। निःसंदेह यह आपके पालनहार की ओर से सत्य है। परंतु अधिकतर लोग ईमान (विश्वास) नहीं रखते।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
È forse pari a loro chi possiede consapevolezza dal proprio Dio ed è seguito da un testimone da parte Sua, e che è stato preceduto dal Libro di Mūsā, come Guida e Grazia? Quelli credono in Esso. E per chi delle Fazioni lo nega, il suo destino è nel Fuoco. Non avere dubbi su di Esso: in verità è Verità dal tuo Dio, ma gran parte della gente non crede.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
17. Argi gali jie (musulmonai), kurie pasikliauja aiškiais įrodymais (Koranu) iš savo Viešpaties, ir kuriems liudytojas [Džibrilis (Gabrielius)] iš Jo recituoja (seka) tai (ar gali jie būti lygūs su netikinčiaisiais). Ir prieš jį atėjo Mūsos (Mozės) Knyga, teisingas vedimas ir gailestingumas, jie tikėjo ja, tačiau tos grupės (judėjų, krikščionių ir visų kitų nemusulmonų tautų), kurios neigė jį (Koraną), - Ugnis bus jiems pažadėta kaip susitikimo vieta. Taigi, neabejok tuo (t. y. tie, kurie neigė Pranašą Muchammedą ﷺ ir taip pat neigė viską, ką jis atnešė iš Allaho. Iš tiesų, jie įžengs į Pragarą). Iš tiesų, tai tiesa iš jūsų Viešpaties, tačiau dauguma žmonijos netiki. [1]
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Sila namni ragaa mul’ataa Gooftaa isaa biraa ta’e irra jiru, kan ragaan Isa (Allaah) irraa ta’e isa hordofuufi isa duras kitaabni Muusaa kan hogganaafi rahmata ta’ee (ragaa isaaf ba’e) (akka nama jiruu addunyaa fedhuu ni ta’aa)? Warri sun isatti (Qur’aanatti) ni amanu. Ahzaabota irraa warra isatti kafare ibiddi itti gala isaati. Isa irraa shakkii keessatti hin ta’in. inni dhugaa Gooftaa kee irraa ta’eedha. Garuu irra hedduun namootaa hin amananu.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Разве [подобен отвергшим веру] тот, кто опирается на ясное доказательство от своего Господа, за которым следует свидетель от Него, а до него было Писание Мусы как руководство и милость? Такие веруют в него. А если кто из партий отвергнет его, тому адский огонь — обещанное место. Так не будь же в сомнении о нём. Воистину, он — истина от твоего Господа, но большинство людей не веруют.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Јесу ли они као они којима је јасно ко је њихов Господар - којима је дошао Кур'ан - Његов сведок, а још пре њега и Мојсијева Књига, водич и милост?! То су они који верују у њега. А ко год Кур'ан негира, међу разним групацијама, Ватра ће да му буде место где ће да сконча. Зато, ти никако не сумњај у њега, он је заиста истина од твога Господара, али већина људи не верује.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Basi je, yule ambaye ana ushahidi ulio wazi kutoka kwa Mola wake Mlezi, na unaofuatwa na shahidi anayetoka kwake, na kabla yake kilikuwapo Kitabu cha Musa kilichokuwa mwongozi na rehema. Hao wanaiamini. Naye anayeikufuru katika makundi, basi Moto ndipo pahali pa miadi yake. Kwa hivyo, usiwe katika shaka juu yake. Hakika, hii ni haki itokayo kwa Mola wako Mlezi, lakini wengi wa watu hawaamini.
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Svenska · Swedish
Kan den som stöds av ett klart bevis från sin Herre, bekräftat av ett vittne från honom, och som därtill bekräftats av Moses skrift före den, som var ledning och nåd [jämföras med dessa]? De tror på den. Men den bland de sammansvurna som vägrar tro på den har elden som utlovad plats. Tvivla inte på den! Den är sanningen från din Herre, men de flesta människorna vill inte tro.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Rabbi katından (gelen) açık bir delil üzere olan ve ardından Rabbinden bir şahidin takip ettiği ve kendisinden önce bir de önder ve rahmet olarak Mûsâ 'nın kitabı bulunan kimse (kâfirler gibi) midir? Bunlar o (kitaba) inanırlar. Hangi topluluk onu inkâr ederse vadedilen yeri ateştir. O'ndan (Kitap) tan şüphen olmasın. Şüphesiz O, Rabbinden (gelen) haktır. Fakat, insanların çoğu iman etmezler.
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
اردو · Urdu
کیا وه شخص جو اپنے رب کے پاس کی دلیل پر ہو اور اس کے ساتھ اللہ کی طرف کا گواه ہو اور اس سے پہلے موسیٰ کی کتاب (گواه ہو) جو پیشوا اور رحمت ہے (اوروں کے برابر ہو سکتا ہے؟)[1] یہی لوگ ہیں جو اس پر ایمان رکھتے ہیں[2]، اور تمام فرقوں میں سے جو بھی اس کا منکر ہو اس کے آخری وعدے کی جگہ جہنم ہے[3]، پس تو اس میں کسی قسم کے شبہ میں نہ ره، یقیناً یہ تیرے رب کی جانب سے سراسر برحق ہے، لیکن اکثر لوگ ایمان ﻻنے والے نہیں ہوتے.[4]
Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.3
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5 cleared translations, newest first, by year of publication, so the modern English comes before the historical ones. That is an ordering by date, not a judgement. Each is shown complete — this platform never excerpts a translation — and each renders under its translator's name. No translation here is marked as the correct one.
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Talal Itani2012 Whoever desires the worldly life and its glitter-We will fully recompense them for their deeds therein, and therein they will not be defrauded.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whoso desireth the life of the world and its pomp, We shall repay them their deeds herein, and therein they will not be wronged
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Whosoever shall wish for the life of this world and its ornaments, we will pay them their works therein, and they shall not be cheated
John Medows Rodwell1861 Those who choose this present life and its braveries, we will recompense for their works therein: they shall have nothing less therein than their deserts
George Sale1734 Whoso chooseth the present life, and the pomp thereof, unto them will We give the recompense of their works therein, and the same shall not be diminished unto them
Talal Itani2012 These-they will have nothing but the Fire in the Hereafter. Their deeds are in vain therein, and their works are null.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those are they for whom is naught in the Hereafter save the Fire. (All) that they contrive here is vain and (all) that they are wont to do is fruitless
Edward Henry Palmer1880 These are those for whom there is nothing in the hereafter save the Fire; and void is what they made therein, and vain what they were doing
John Medows Rodwell1861 These are they for whom there is nothing in the next world but the Fire: all that they have wrought in this life shall come to nought, and vain shall be all their doings
George Sale1734 These are they for whom no other reward is prepared in the next life, except the fire of hell: That which they have done in this life shall perish; and that which they have wrought shall be vain
Talal Itani2012 Who does greater wrong than he who fabricates lies about God? These will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are they who lied about their Lord." Indeed, the curse of God is upon the wrongdoers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah? Such will be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say: These are they who lied concerning their Lord. Now the curse of Allah is upon wrong-doers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie? they shall be set before their Lord, and the witnesses shall say, 'These it is who lied against their Lord.' Aye! God's curse is on the unjust
John Medows Rodwell1861 Who is guilty of a greater injustice than he who inventeth a lie concerning God? They shall be set before their Lord, and the witnesses shall say, "These are they who made their Lord a liar." Shall not the malison of God be on these unjust doers
George Sale1734 Who is more unjust than he who imagineth a lie concerning God? They shall be set before their Lord, at the day of judgment, and the witnesses shall say, these are they who devised lies against their Lord. Shall not the curse of God fall on the unjust
These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.
Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.61 on a scale
where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is
computed, not judged.
The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.
The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.68
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.63
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.61
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.61
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.60
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.57
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
Method
Mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the cleared translations of each verse. A verse is marked as worded differently when its score falls in the top third of the corpus — the cut set out in Analysis details.
As at
13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
Gate
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