Deuteronomy 5:24
22 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
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.
25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
26 For 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?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
Read in contextExodus 19:19
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Read in contextExodus 33:20
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
Read in contextGenesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Read in contextJudges 13:22
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 5:4–5
The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
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