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 · 2000

Jehovah 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 · 1611

The 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 · 1901

Jehovah 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 · 1949

The 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 · 1862

not with our fathers hath Jehovah made this covenant, but with us; we--these--here to-day--all of us alive.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He made not the covenant with our fathers, but with us, who are now present and living.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Not with our fathers did Jehovah make this covenant, but with us, [even] us, those [who are] here alive all of us this day.

Context

v.2Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

v.3This passage

v.4Jehovah spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire

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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