Deuteronomy 5:3
What does Deuteronomy 5:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 5:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Jehovah made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Jehovah made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The Lord did not make this agreement with our fathers but with us, who are all living and present here today.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862not with our fathers hath Jehovah made this covenant, but with us; we--these--here to-day--all of us alive.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He made not the covenant with our fathers, but with us, who are now present and living.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Not with our fathers did Jehovah make this covenant, but with us, [even] us, those [who are] here alive all of us this day.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 29:10
Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,
- Genesis 17:21
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
- Galatians 3:17
Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect.
- Hebrews 8:8
For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
- Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
- Matthew 13:17
For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
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