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Deuteronomy 5:25

Fear

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;

24 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.

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?

27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

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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

    According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

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  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:7–9

    But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

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  • Galatians 3:21–22

    Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:2

    And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

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  • Galatians 3:10

    For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

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