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Deuteronomy 5:24

God's presenceFear

22 The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

23 And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,

and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.

25 But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.

26 For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

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BSB
and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.
KJV
And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
WEB
and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the middle of the fire. We have seen today that God does speak with man, and he lives.
ASV
and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth.
DARBY
and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God has shewn us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God talks with man, and he lives.
BLB
and you⁺ said, “Surely YHWH our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen that God speaks with man, and he has lived.
ÅB
og dere sa: Se, Herren vår Gud har latt oss skue sin herlighet og sin storhet, og vi har hørt hans røst midt ut av ilden; på denne dag har vi sett at Gud kan tale med et menneske, og det allikevel blir i live.
OTB
Og dere sa: ‘Herren vår Gud har vist oss Sin herlighet og Sin storhet, og vi har hørt Hans røst fra ilden. I dag har vi sett at Gud kan tale med mennesket, og likevel lever han.
B1930
og I sa: Se, Herren vår Gud har latt oss skue sin herlighet og sin storhet, og vi har hørt hans røst midt ut av ilden; på denne dag har vi sett at Gud kan tale med et menneske, og det allikevel blir i live.

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