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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
Are they waiting for anything but its fulfillment? The Day its fulfillment comes true, those who disregarded it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord did come with the truth. Have we any intercessors to intercede for us? Or, could we be sent back, to behavedifferently from the way we behaved before?" They ruined their souls, and what they used to invent has failed them.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Await they aught save the fulfilment thereof? On the day when the fulfilment thereof cometh, those who were before forgetful thereof will say: The messengers of our Lord did bring the Truth! Have we any intercessors, that they may intercede for us? Or can we be returned (to life on earth), that we may act otherwise than we used to act? They have lost their souls, and that which they devised hath failed them
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
Do they wait now for aught but its interpretation?- on the day when its interpretation shall come, those who forgot it before will say, There did come to us the apostles of our Lord in truth, have we intercessors to intercede for us? or, could we return, we would do otherwise than we did.' They have lost themselves, and that which they devised has strayedaway from them
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
What have they to wait for now but its interpretation? When its interpretation shall come, they who aforetime were oblivious of it shall say, "The Prophets of our Lord did indeed bring the truth; shall we have any intercessor to intercede for us? or could we not be sent back? Then would we act otherwise than we have acted." But they have ruined themselves; and the deities of their own devising have fled from them
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Do they wait for any other than the interpretation thereof? On the day whereon the interpretation thereof shall come, they who had forgotten the same before, shall say, now are we convinced by demonstration that the messengers of our Lord came unto us with truth: Shall we therefore have any intercessors, who will intercede for us? Or shall we be sent back into the world, that we may do other works than what we did in our life-time? But now have they lost their souls; and that which they impiouslyimagined, hath fled from them
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 mos vallë po presin përmbushjen e (paralajmërimit të) tij? Ditën kur do të përmbushet (paralajmërimi), ata që e shpërfillën më parë, do të thonë: "Vërtet, të dërguarit e Zotit tonë paskan sjellë të vërtetën. Por a ka ndonjë ndërmjetësues që mund të ndërmjetësojë për ne? Ose, a mund të kthehemi mbrapsht që të veprojmë ndryshe nga ajo që kemi vepruar?" Me të vërtetë, ata do ta shkatërrojnë vetveten dhe do t'u humbasin ata (zotat e rremë) që kanë sajuar.
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
তারা কি শুধু সে পরিণামের অপেক্ষা করছে? যেদিন তার পরিণাম প্রকাশ হবে, সেদিন যারা আগে সেটার কথা ভুলে গিয়েছিল তারা বলবে: ‘আমাদের রবের রাসূলগণ তো সত্য নিয়ে এসেছিলেন। আমাদের কি এমন কোনো সুপারিশকারী আছে, যে আমাদের জন্য সুপারিশ করবে, কিংবা আমাদেরকে কি আবার ফেরত পাঠানো হবে, যেন আমরা আগে যা করতাম তা থেকে ভিন্ন আমল করতে পারি? অবশ্যই তারা নিজেদেরকে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত করেছে এবং তারা যে মিথ্যা রটাত, তা তাদের থেকে বিলুপ্ত হয়ে গিয়েছে।
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
Čekaju li oni da se to obistini? Onoga dana kada se obistini, reći će oni koji su je prije bili zaboravili: "Istinu su poslanici Gospodara našeg donosili! Da nam je zagovornik kakav, pa da se za nas zauzme ili da nam je da budemo vraćeni pa da postupamo drukčije nego što smo prije postupali!" Ali, oni su sami sebe upropastili, i zagubit će im se oni koje su izmišljali.
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
Čekaju li oni da se to obistini? Onoga dana kada se obistini, reći će oni koji su je prije bili zaboravili: "Istinu su poslanici Gospodara našeg donosili! Da nam je zagovornik kakav, pa da se za nas zauzme ili da nam je da budemo vraćeni pa da postupamo drukčije nego što smo prije postupali!" Ali, oni su sami sebe upropastili, i zagubit će im se oni koje su izmišljali."
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
Hara heɓe kabbii si wanaa battane mum ɗen? Ñalnde battane (firo) mayre arata, yejjitunooɓe ɗum ɓeen ko adii wi'ay : "Gooŋɗii Nulaaɓe Joomi amen ɓeen ngaddii goonga. Hara tefooɓe no woodani min ɓe tefana min? Maa min nduttee [aduna] min ngolla ko wanaa ko min ngollaatnoo?" Gooŋɗii ɓe hayrinii wonkiiji maɓɓe ; kon ko ɓe fekinotonoo majjiriɓe.
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
ქართული · Georgian
ნუთუ ისინი ელიან მხოლოდ იმას, რომ აღსრულდეს იგი [სასჯელი]? იმ დღეს, როცა ის აღსრულდება, იტყვიან ისინი, ვინც ადრე მიივიწყეს იგი [ყურანი]: «მართლაც, ჩვენი უფლის მოციქულნი მოვიდნენ ჭეშმარიტებით (მაგრამ ჩვენ არ ვირწმუნეთ). ნუთუ გვყავს დღეს შუამდგომლები, რომლებიც ჩვენთვის შუამდგომლობდნენ? ან იქნებ დავბრუნდეთ (კიდევ ერთხელ ამქვეყნიურ ცხოვრებაში), რათა აღარ გავაკეთოთ ის, რასაც ვაკეთებდით?» მათ საკუთარი თავი ზარალში ჩააგდეს, და გაუჩინარდა მათგან ის, რასაც იგონებდნენ [მათი ცრუ ღმერთები და ის, რასაც სატანა ჰპირდებოდა].
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
Erwarten sie (etwas anderes) als seine Deutung? An dem Tag, an dem seine Deutung eintrifft, werden diejenigen, die es zuvor vergessen haben, sagen: „Die Gesandten unseres Herrn sind ja mit der Wahrheit gekommen! Haben wir denn Fürsprecher, die für uns Fürsprache einlegen? Oder können wir zurückgebracht werden, dass wir anders handeln, als wir zu handeln pflegten?“ Sie haben bereits ihre Seelen verloren, und von ihnen ist fortgegangen, was sie zu ersinnen pflegten.
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
Περιμένουν μόνο να εκπληρωθεί (αυτό το μαρτύριο που τους υποσχέθηκε ο Αλλάχ); Την Ημέρα που θα εκπληρωθεί, όσοι το αγνόησαν πριν θα πουν: «Πράγματι, οι Αγγελιαφόροι του Κυρίου μας ήρθαν με την αλήθεια. Υπάρχουν διαμεσολαβητές που μπορούν να μεσολαβήσουν για λογαριασμό μας; Ή μπορούμε να επιστρέψουμε (στην εγκόσμια ζωή) για να κάνουμε κάτι διαφορετικό απ' αυτό που κάναμε;» Στ' αλήθεια, θα έχουν χάσει τον εαυτό τους και θα τους έχουν εγκαταλείψει ό,τι είχαν επινοήσει (από ψεύτικους θεούς).
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
वे इसके परिणाम के सिवा किस चीज़ की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं? जिस दिन इसका परिणाम आ पहुँचेगा, तो वे लोग, जिन्होंने इससे पहले इसे भुला दिया था, कहेंगे कि निश्चय हमारे पालनहार के रसूल सच लेकर आए। तो क्या हमारे लिए कोई सिफ़ारिशी हैं कि वे हमारे लिए सिफ़ारिश करें? या हमें वापस भेज दिया जाए, तो जो कुछ हम करते थे उसके विपरीत कार्य करें? निःसंदेह उन्होंने स्वयं को घाटे में डाल दिया और उनसे वह गुम हो गया, जो वे झूठ गढ़ा करते थे।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Aspettano forse la sua interpretazione? Il giorno che la sua interpretazione arriverà, quelli che in precedenza l’avevano dimenticato diranno: «I Messaggeri di Allāh sono venuti con la Verità! Ci sono per noi intercessori che ci aiutino? O possiamo essere rimessi in vita per fare cose diverse che in passato?» Hanno perso sé stessi, e le loro bugie si sono perdute con loro.
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
53. Ar jie laukia tik paskutiniojo susitikimo išpildymo? Dieną, kai susitikimas bus pagaliau išpildytas (t. y. Prikėlimo Dieną), tie, kurie nepaisė to prieš tai, sakys: „Iš tiesų, mūsų Viešpaties Pasiuntiniai atėjo su tiesa, dabar ar yra kokių užtarėjų mums, kad jie galėtų mus užtarti? Arba ar galime mes būti nusiųsti atgal (į pirmąjį žemiškąjį gyvenimą), kad galėtume mes daryti (gerus) darbus kitokius, nei tuos (blogus) darbus, kuriuos mes darydavome?“ Iš tiesų, jie prarado patys save (t. y. susinaikino) ir tai, ką jie prasimanydavo (šaukdamiesi ir garbindami kitus nei Allahas) pabėgo nuo jų.
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 1.0.8
Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Sila ni eeganii xumura isaa malee? Guyyaa xumurri isaa dhufu warri san dura isa dagatan nijedhu "Dhugumatti ergamtoonni Gooftaa keenyaa dhugaan dhuftee jirti, Sila araarsitoonni nuuf araarsan nuuf jiruu? Yookiin (gara addunyaatti) deebifamnaa? dalagaa isa hojjataa turre malee kanbiroo hojjachuuf " (jedhu), Dhugumatti, lubbuulee isaanii hoongessanii jiru. Wanti isaan kijibaa turan isaan jalaa badeera.
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 1.0.0
Русский · Russian
Ожидают ли они чего-то иного, кроме его исполнения? В тот день, когда явится его исполнение, те, которые прежде забывали о нём, скажут: «Посланники нашего Господа уже приходили с истиной. Так есть ли теперь у нас заступники, которые могли бы заступиться за нас? Или мы будем возвращены — и совершим иное, чем совершали?» Они погубили свои души, и исчезло от них то, что они измышляли.
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
Српски · Serbian
Чекају ли они да се то обистини? Онога дана када се обистини, рећи ће они који су је пре били заборавили: „Истину су посланици нашег Господара доносили! Да нам је какав заговорник, па да се за нас заузме или да нам је да будемо враћени па да поступамо другачије него што смо пре поступали!“ Али, они су сами себе упропастили, и изгубиће им се они које су измишљали.
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
Kiswahili · Swahili
Je, lipo wanalolingojea isipokuwa matokeo yake? Siku yatatapofika matokeo yake watasema wale waliokisahau: Kweli Mitume wa Mola Mlezi wetu walileta Haki! Je, tunao waombezi ili watuombee? Au turudishwe ili tufanye yasiyokuwa yale tuliyokuwa tukiyafanya? Bila ya shaka wamejihasiri nafsi zao, na yamewapotea waliyokuwa wakiyazua.
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Svenska · Swedish
Väntar de på annat än att [straffet de varnats för] ska bli verklighet? Den dag det blir verklighet säger de som förut försummade det: ”Vår Herres sändebud kom sannerligen med sanningen. Finns det någon som kan medla för oss, eller kan vi sändas tillbaka så att vi handlar annorlunda?” De har förlorat sig själva, och deras inbillade [avgudar] upplöses i intet.
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Türkçe · Turkish
Onlar zamanı gelince bildirdiklerinin gerçekleşmesinden başkasını mı bekliyorlar? Ortaya çıktığı gün, önceleri onu unutmuş olanlar; “Kuşkusuz Rabbimizin elçileri gerçeği getirmişlerdi. Şimdi bize şefaat edecek bir şefaatçi var mıdır? Veyahut yaptıklarımızdan daha başka şeyler yapmamız için bir geri dönüş hakkımız var mıdır?” derler. Onlar, kendilerini hüsrana uğratmış ve uydurdukları şeyler de kaybolup onlardan ayrılmıştır.
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اردو · Urdu
ان لوگوں کو اور کسی بات کا انتظار نہیں صرف اس کے اخیر نتیجہ کا انتظار ہے[1] ، جس روز اس کا اخیر نتیجہ پیش آئے گا اور اس روز جو لوگ اس کو پہلے سے بھولے ہوئے تھے یوں کہیں گے کہ واقعی ہمارے رب کے پیغمبر سچی سچی باتیں ﻻئے تھے، سو اب کیا کوئی ہمارا سفارشی ہے کہ وه ہماری سفارش کردے یا کیا ہم پھر واپس بھیجے جاسکتے ہیں تاکہ ہم لوگ ان اعمال کے، جن کو ہم کیا کرتے تھے برخلاف دوسرے اعمال کریں۔ بےشک ان لوگوں نے اپنے آپ کو خساره میں ڈال دیا اور یہ جو جو باتیں تراشتے تھے سب گم ہوگئیں۔[2]
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
Easy-read is a simplified pronunciation,
not authoritative — a rule-by-rule romanisation, not a reading.
Each verse ends in its pause form, as it is said when you stop there. Pauses inside a verse and other tajwid rules are not shown. It is derived from the Tanzil
Simple edition, while the Arabic above is the
Uthmani edition; both are cleared, but they are not the
same edition and their orthography differs.
Talal Itani2012 Those who took their religion lightly, and in jest, and whom the worldly life deceived. Today We will ignore them, as they ignored the meeting on this Day of theirs, and they used to deny Our revelations.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Who took their religion for a sport and pastime, and whom the life of the world beguiled. So this day We have forgotten them even as they forgot the meeting of this their Day and as they used to deny Our tokens
Edward Henry Palmer1880 who took their religion for a sport and a play; whom the life of the world beguiled.' - Today do we forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day, and for that they did deny our signs
John Medows Rodwell1861 Who made their religion a sport and pastime, and whom the life of the world hath deceived." This day therefore will we forget them, as they forgot the meeting of this their day, and as they did deny our signs
George Sale1734 who made a laughing-stock and a sport of their religion, and whom the life of the world hath deceived: Therefore this day will we forget them, as they did forget the meeting of this day, and for that they denied our signs to be from God
Talal Itani2012 We have given them a Scripture, which We detailed with knowledge-guidance and mercy for people who believe.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Verily We have brought them a Scripture which We expounded with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Now we have brought them a book explaining it in knowledge, a guidance and a mercy to a people who believe
John Medows Rodwell1861 And now have we brought them the Book: with knowledge have we explained it; a guidance and a mercy to them that believe
George Sale1734 And now have we brought unto those of Mecca a book of divine revelations: We have explained it with knowledge; a direction and mercy unto people who shall believe
Talal Itani2012 Your Lord is God; He who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then established Himself on the Throne. The night overtakes the day, as it pursues it persistently; and the sun, and the moon, and the stars are subservient by His command. His is the creation, and His is the command. Blessed is God, Lord of all beings.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then mounted He the Throne. He covereth the night with the day, which is in haste to follow it, and hath made the sun and the moon and the stars subservient by His command. His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, your Lord is God who created the heavens and the earth in six days; then He made for the Throne. He covers night with the day - it pursues it incessantly - and the sun and the moon and the stars are subject to His bidding. Aye!- His is the creation and the bidding,- blessed be God the Lord of the worlds
John Medows Rodwell1861 Your Lord is God, who in six days created the Heavens and the Earth, and then mounted the throne: He throweth the veil of night over the day: it pursueth it swiftly: and he created the sun and the moon and the stars, subjected to laws by His behest: Is not all creation and its empire His? Blessed be God the Lord of the Worlds
George Sale1734 Verily your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days; and then ascended his throne: He causeth the night to cover the day; it succeedeth the same swiftly: He also created the sun and the moon, and the stars, which are absolutly subject unto his command. Is not the whole creation, and the empire thereof, his? Blessed be God, the Lord of all creatures
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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.67
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.64
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.62
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Talal Itani · George Sale0.61
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.59
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.59
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.57
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.