Deuteronomy 5:26
What does Deuteronomy 5:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 5:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
KJV
King James Version · 1611For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For what man is there in all the earth, who, hearing the voice of the living God as we have, out of the heart of the fire, has been kept from death?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For who of all flesh <FI>is<Fi> he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us--and doth live?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752What is all flesh, that it should hear the voice of the living God, who speaketh out of the midst of the fire, as we have heard, and be able to live?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the livingGod speaking from the midst of the fire, as we, and has lived?
Context
v.25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.
v.26This passage
v.27Go thou near, and hear all that Jehovah our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that Jehovah our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 3:20
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
- Psalms 84:2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
- Joshua 3:10
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
- Psalms 42:2
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Deuteronomy 4:33
Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
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