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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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CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
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 and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
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
O you who believe! Do not befriendoutsiders who never cease to wish you harm. They love to see you suffer. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their hearts conceal is worse. We have made the messagesclear for you, if you understand.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which their breasts hide is greater. We have made plain for you the revelations if ye will understand
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
O ye who believe! take not to intimacy with others than yourselves; they will not fail to spoil you; they would fain ye came to trouble,- hatred is shown by their mouths; but what their breasts conceal is greater still. We have made manifest to you our signs, did ye but understand
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
O ye who have believed! form not intimacies among others than yourselves. They will not fail to corrupt you. They long for your ruin. Hatred hath already shewn itself out of their mouths, but more grievous is what their breasts conceal. The tokens thereof we have already made plain to you, if ye will comprehend
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
O truebelievers, contract not an intimate friendship with any besides your selves: They will not fail to corrupt you. They wish for that which may cause you to perish: Their hatred hath already appeared from out of their mouths; but what their breasts conceal is yet more inveterate. We have already shewn you signs of their ill will towards you, if ye understand
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
O besimtarë! Mos merrni për miq të besueshëm askënd jashtë gjirit tuaj, sepse ata nuk kursejnë asgjë për t'ju bërë dëm! Ata jua dëshirojnë vuajtjen. Tashmë është shfaqur urrejtja në gjuhët e tyre, por ajo që fshehin në zemra është edhe më e madhe. Ne jua kemi sqaruar dëshmitë, nëse jeni që kuptoni.
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.
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বাংলা · Bengali
হে মুমিনগণ! তোমরা তোমাদের বাইরে অন্যদের অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধুরূপে গ্রহণ করো না (যাদেরকে তোমাদের গোপন বিষয়গুলো অবহিত করবে)। তারা (কাফিররা) তোমাদের ক্ষতিসাধনে কোনো ত্রুটি করে না; তারা তাই কামনা করে, যা তোমাদের মারাত্মক ক্ষতি করে (ও তোমাদেরকে কষ্ট দেয়)। তাদের মুখ থেকে বিদ্বেষ প্রকাশ পেয়ে গেছে, আর তাদের অন্তরে যা লুকিয়ে আছে তা আরও বড়। আমি তোমাদের জন্য (দুনিয়া ও আখিরাতের কল্যাণের) নিদর্শনসমূহ স্পষ্ট করে বর্ণনা করেছি, যদি তোমরা বুঝতে পারো।
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
O vi koji vjerujete, ne uzimajte za bliske prijatelje i zaštitnike druge mimo vas, jer drugi vam propast žele, jedva čekaju da muka dopadnete! Mržnja izbija iz usta njihovih, dok je ono što kriju grudi njihove još gore. Mi vam dokaze iznosimo, ako razumijete.
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
O vi koji vjerujete, ne uzimajte za bliske prijatelje i zaštitnike druge mimo vas, jer drugi vam propast žele, jedva čekaju da muka dopadnete! Mržnja izbija iz usta njihovih, dok je ono što kriju grudi njihove još gore. Mi vam dokaze iznosimo, ako razumijete.
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
Hey mon yo goŋɗinɓe, wata on jogito weldiiɓe ko woori on : ɓe raɓɓikintaako on e fii bonnugol on. Ɓe yelike nde tampoton. Gooŋɗii ngañgu ngun feeñirii ka kunndule maɓɓe, ko ko ɓerɗe maɓɓe ɗen cuuɗi kon ɓuri mawnude.Goŋɗii Men Ɓannginanii on Aayeeje ɗen, si on laatike haqqilooɓe.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
ჰეი, თქვენ, რომელთაც ირწმუნეთ! ნუ აირჩევთ მეგობრებად სხვას, გარდა თქვენიანებისა. ისინი [ურწმუნონი] არ დააყოვნებენ თქვენთვის ზიანის მიყენებას, როცა ამის შესაძლებლობა მიეცემათ. მათ სურთ, რომ გაჭირვებასა და სიძნელეში აღმოჩნდეთ. უკვე გამოაშკარავდა სიძულვილი მათი ბაგეებიდან, ხოლო ის, რასაც მათი გულები მალავს, კიდევ უფრო მეტია, ვიდრე ის, რასაც ამბობენ. აი, უკვე განგიმარტეთ ნიშნები, (რათა ერიდოთ მათ), თუ თქვენ გააზრებთ იმას, (რითაც ალლაჰი შეგაგონებთ).
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Deutsch · German
O die ihr glaubt, nehmt keine Vertrauten außer von euch. Sie scheuen keine Mühe, euch zu verwirren. Sie möchten gern, dass ihr in Bedrängnis geratet. Der Hass ist bereits aus ihren Mündern offenkundig geworden, aber was ihre Brüste verborgen halten, ist (noch) gewaltiger. Wir haben euch die Zeichen bereits klargemacht, wenn ihr begreifen wollt.
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.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Ω, εσείς που πιστεύετε, μην παίρνετε για στενούς φίλους, άλλους εκτός απ' αυτούς ανάμεσά σας (πιστούς) (με το να τους λέτε τα μυστικά σας και τα προσωπικά σας). Δεν φείδονται προσπαθειών για να χαλάνε την κατάστασή σας, και επιθυμούν για σας ό,τι (σας βλάπτει και) σας δυσκολεύει. Το μίσος έχει εμφανιστεί από τα στόματά τους, αλλά αυτό που κρύβουν τα στήθη τους είναι ακόμη μεγαλύτερο. Σας διευκρινίσαμε τα Εδάφια, αν αντιλαμβάνεστε.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
ऐ ईमान वालो! तुम अपनों के सिवा किसी दूसरे को अपना अंतरंग मित्र न बनाओ,[65] वे तुम्हें बर्बाद करने में कोई कमी नहीं करते। उन्हें वही बात भाती है, जिससे तुम्हें कष्ट पहुँचे। उनके मुखों से शत्रुता प्रकट हो चुकी है तथा जो उनके दिल छुपा रखे हैं, वह इससे बढ़कर है। हमने तुम्हारे लिए आयतों का वर्णन कर दिया है, यदि तुम समझबूझ रखते हो।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
O credenti, non prendetevi dei confidenti all’infuori dei vostri, perché non avranno scrupoli a mandarvi in rovina. Desiderano solo distruggervi; l’odio è evidente dalle loro bocche, e ciò che nascondono i loro cuori è più grande. Vi abbiamo chiarito i Segni, se riflettete!
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.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
118. O jūs, kurie tikite! Nelaikykite (savo) Bitana (patarėjais, konsultantais, globėjais, padėjėjais, draugais) tų, kurie yra už jūsų tikėjimo ribų (pagonių, judėjų, krikščionių ir veidmainių), nes jie nepagailės jums pražūties. Jie trokšta jums smarkiai pakenkti. Neapykanta jau pasirodė iš jų burnų, tačiau tai, ką slepia jų krūtinės, yra daug blogiau. Iš tiesų, Mes padarėme Ajat (įrodymus, įkalčius, eilutes) aiškias jums, jei jūs suprantate.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Yaa warra amantan! namoota isin irraa hin ta’in (kuffaara) jaalalloo iccitii hin godhatinaa, Isin balleessuu irraa duubatti hin deebi’anu, Rakkina keessan hawwani, Dhugumatti, jibbaan afaanoowwan isaanii irraa mul’atte, Wanti qomni isaanii dhoksitu immoo irra guddaadha, Yoo kan xiinxallitan taataniif aayatoowwan ifa isiniif taasifnee jirra. [28]
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Русский · Russian
О вы, которые уверовали! Не берите себе в близкое окружение тех, кто не из вас. Они не упустят случая навредить вам и желают, чтобы вы оказались в затруднении. Ненависть уже проявилась из их уст, а то, что скрывается у них в груди, — ещё больше. Мы разъяснили вам знамения, — быть может, вы уразумеете.
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Српски · Serbian
О ви који верујете, не узимајте за блиске пријатеље и заштитнике друге мимо вас, јер други вам желе пропаст, једва чекају да допаднете мука! Мржња избија из њихових уста, док је оно што крију њихове груди још горе. Ми вам износимо доказе, ако разумете.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Enyi mlioamini! Msiwafanye wandani wenu kuwa watu wasiokuwa katika nyinyi. Hawataacha kuwafikishia lolote la kuwadhuru. Wanapenda mngepata taabu. Imekwishadhihirika chuki yao kutoka katika midomo yao. Na yanayofichwa na vifua vyao ni makubwa zaidi.Tumekwishawabainishia Ishara ikiwa nyinyi mnatumia akili.
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Svenska · Swedish
Troende! Ta inte till förtrogna sådana som står utanför er gemenskap. De sparar ingen ansträngning för att skada er och önskar er svårigheter. Hatet flödar redan ur deras munnar, men det som döljs i deras inre är ännu värre. Vi har klargjort tecknen för er, om ni använder ert förstånd.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Ey iman edenler! Sizden olmayanı sırdaş edinmeyin. Zira onlar size ellerinden gelen her türlü kötülüğü yaparlar, size sıkıntı verecek şeyleri arzu ederler. Öfkeleri ağızlarından taşmaktadır. İçlerinde gizledikleri (nefret) ise daha da büyüktür. Eğer düşünüp anlıyorsanız size âyetleri açıkladık.
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اردو · Urdu
اے ایمان والو! تم اپنا دلی دوست ایمان والوں کے سوا اور کسی کو نہ بناؤ[1] ۔ (تم تو) نہیں دیکھتے دوسرے لوگ تمہاری تباہی میں کوئی کسر اٹھا نہیں رکھتے، وه تو چاہتے ہیں کہ تم دکھ میں پڑو[2] ان کی عداوت تو خود ان کی زبان سے بھی ﻇاہر ہو چکی ہے اور جو ان کے سینوں میں پوشیده ہے وه بہت زیاده ہے، ہم نے تمہارے لئے آیتیں بیان کر دیں اگر عقلمند ہو (تو غور کرو).
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.
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Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena kafaroo lan tughniya 'anhum amwaaluhum walaa awlaaduhum mina llaahi shay'an wa'oolaa'ika ashaabu n-naari hum feehaa khaalidoon
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna kafarū lan tuġniya ʿanhum ʾamwāluhum walā ʾawlāduhum mina llāhi šayʾan waʾūlāʾika ʾaṣḥābu n-nāri hum fīhā ḫālidūna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 As for those who disbelieve, neither their possessions nor their children will avail them anything against God. These are the inhabitants of the Fire, abiding therein forever.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! the riches and the progeny of those who disbelieve will not avail them aught against Allah; and such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, those who misbelieve, their wealth is of no service to them, nor their children either, against God; they are the fellows of the Fire, and they shall dwell therein for aye
John Medows Rodwell1861 But as for the infidels, their wealth, and their children shall avail them nothing against God. They shall be the inmates of the fire, to abide therein eternally
George Sale1734 As for the unbelievers, their wealth shall not profit them at all, neither their children, against God: They shall be the companions of hell fire; they shall continue therein for ever
Talal Itani2012 The parable of what they spend in this worldly life is that of a frosty wind that strikes the harvest of a people who have wronged their souls, and destroys it. God did not wrong them, but they wronged their own selves.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 The likeness of that which they spend in this life of the world is as the likeness of a biting, icy wind which smiteth the harvest of a people who have wronged themselves, and devastateth it. Allah wronged them not, but they do wrong themselves
Edward Henry Palmer1880 The likeness of what they expend in this life of the world, is as the likeness of wind wherein is a cold blast that falls upon a people's tilth who have wronged themselves and destroys it. It is not God who wrongs them, but it is themselves they wrong
John Medows Rodwell1861 The alms which they bestow in this present life, are like a freezing wind, which falleth upon and destroyeth the cornfields of a people who have been to themselves unjust. God doeth them no injustice, but to themselves are they unjust
George Sale1734 The likeness of that which they lay out in this present life, is as a wind wherein there is a scorching cold: It falleth on the standing corn of those men who have injured their own souls, and destroyeth it. And God dealeth not unjustly with them; but they injure their own souls
Talal Itani2012 There you are, you love them, but they do not love you, and you believe in the entire scripture. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe;" but when they are alone, they bite their fingers in rage at you. Say, "Die in your rage; God knows what is within the hearts."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! ye are those who love them though they love you not, and ye believe in all the Scripture. When they fall in with you they say: We believe; but when they go apart they bite their finger-tips at you, for rage. Say: Perish in your rage! Lo! Allah is Aware of what is hidden in (your) breasts
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Ye it is who love them, but they love not you; and ye believe in the Book, all of it. But when they meet you they say, 'We believe;' and when they go aside they bite their finger tips at you through rage. Say, 'Die in your rage, for God doth know the nature of men's breasts
John Medows Rodwell1861 See now! ye love them, but they love not you. Ye believe the entire Book. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe;" but when they are apart, they bite their fingers' ends at you, out of wrath. SAY: "Die in your wrath!" God truly knoweth the very recesses of your breasts
George Sale1734 Behold, ye love them, and they do not love you: Ye believe in all the scriptures, and when they meet you, they say, we believe; but when they assemble privately togeher, they bite their fingers ends out of wrath against you. Say unto them, die in your wrath: Verily God knoweth the innermost part of your breasts
Talal Itani2012 If something good happens to you, it upsets them; but if something bad befalls you, they rejoice at it. But if you persevere and maintain righteousness, their schemes will not harm you at all. God comprehends what they do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 If a lucky chance befall you, it is evil unto them, and if disaster strike you they rejoice thereat. But if ye persevere and keep from evil their guile will never harm you. Lo! Allah is Surrounding what they do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 If good luck touch you it is bad for them, but if bad luck befall you they rejoice therein; yet if ye are patient and fear, their tricks shall not harm you, for what they do God comprehends
John Medows Rodwell1861 If good befalleth you it grieveth them, and when ill lighteth on you, they rejoice in it. But if ye be steadfast and fear God, their craft shall in no way harm you. For God is round about their doings
George Sale1734 If good happen unto you, it grieveth them; and if evil befall you, they rejoice at it. But if ye be patient, and fear God, their subtlety shall not hurt you at all; for God comprehendeth whatever they do
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 —
0.67 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.71
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.71
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.71
Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.69
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.69
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.61
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair
sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.
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
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The platform does not say which is right, and does not
characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.