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Deuteronomy 5:25

Fear

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,

24 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.

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?

27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the LORD our God’s voice any more, then we shall die.
ASV
Now 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.
DARBY
And now, why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, we shall die.
BLB
And now why should we die? For this great fire will consume us if we add to hear the voice of YHWH our God anymore, and we shall die.
ÅB
Hvorfor skal vi da dø? For denne store ild vil fortære oss; dersom vi enda lenger skal høre Herrens, vår Guds røst, må vi dø.
OTB
Men nå, hvorfor skulle vi risikere våre liv? Denne store ilden vil fortære oss, og vi frykter at vi vil gå til grunne hvis vi fortsetter å høre Herrens vår Guds røst.
B1930
Hvorfor skal vi da dø? For denne store ild vil fortære oss; dersom vi ennu lenger skal høre Herrens, vår Guds røst, må vi dø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 18:16

    This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”

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  • Hebrews 12:29

    “For our God is a consuming fire.”

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:7–9

    Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,

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  • Galatians 3:21–22

    Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:2

    He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.

    Read in context

  • Galatians 3:10

    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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