| GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 See how good and pleasant it is when brothers and sisters live together in harmony! | 1 How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! |
| 2 It is like fine, scented oil on the head, running down the beard--down Aaron's beard-- running over the collar of his robes. | 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down upon the collar of his robes. |
| 3 It is like dew on [Mount] Hermon, dew which comes down on Zion's mountains. That is where the LORD promised the blessing of eternal life. | 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. |
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