Deuteronomy 4:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form; there was only a voice.

New Living Translation
And the LORD spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn’t see his form; there was only a voice.

English Standard Version
Then the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.

Berean Study Bible
And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but you saw no form—there was only a voice.

NASB 1995
"Then the LORD spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but you saw no form-- only a voice.

NASB 1977
“Then the LORD spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but you saw no form—only a voice.

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of the words, but you saw no form—there was only a voice.

Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to you from the fire. You kept hearing the sound of the words, but didn’t see a form; there was only a voice.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to you from the fire. You kept hearing the sound of the words, but didn't see a form; there was only a voice.

Contemporary English Version
and the LORD spoke to you from the fire. You could hear him and understand what he was saying, but you couldn't see him.

Good News Translation
Tell them how the LORD spoke to you from the fire, how you heard him speaking but did not see him in any form at all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD spoke to you from the fire. You heard a voice speaking but saw no one. There was only a voice.

International Standard Version
the LORD your God spoke from the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but you saw no form; there was only a voice.

NET Bible
Then the LORD spoke to you from the middle of the fire; you heard speech but you could not see anything--only a voice was heard.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

New King James Version
And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; you only heard a voice.

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of the words, but saw no form; only you heard a voice.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.

World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; only [you heard] a voice.

American King James Version
And the LORD spoke to you out of the middle of the fire: you heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only you heard a voice.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.

A Faithful Version
And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the voice of the words, but saw no likeness, only a voice.

Darby Bible Translation
And Jehovah spoke to you from the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but ye saw no form; only [ye heard] a voice.

English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the Lorde spake vnto you out of the middes of the fire, and ye heard the voyce of the wordes, but sawe no similitude, saue a voyce.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the Lorde spake vnto you out of the middes of the fire, and ye hearde the voyce of the wordes: but sawe no similitude, saue hearde a voyce only.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And ye LORDE spake vnto you out of the myddes of the fyre. The voyce of his wordes ye herde, neuerthelesse ye sawe no ymage, but herde the voyce onely.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the Lorde spake vnto you out of the fire ad ye herde the voyce of the wordes: But sawe no ymage, saue herde a voyce only,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and YHWH speaks to you out of the midst of the fire; you are hearing a voice of words, but you are seeing no likeness, only a voice;

Young's Literal Translation
'And Jehovah speaketh unto you out of the midst of the fire; a voice of words ye are hearing and a similitude ye are not seeing, only a voice;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will speak to you from the midst of the fire, ye hearing a voice of words, and ye seeing not an appearance, except a voice.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire. You heard the voice of his words, but you saw not any form at all.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Lord spoke to you from the midst of fire. You heard the voice of his words, but you did not see any form at all.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH spoke with you in the mountain from within the fire; the voice that spoke you were hearing and you were not seeing a form, except the voice only.

Lamsa Bible
And the LORD spoke to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire; ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only a voice.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire a voice of words, which ye heard: and ye saw no likeness, only ye heard a voice.
















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