Deuteronomy 4 Parallel Bible

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1	And now, Israel, hear the ordinances and judgments, all that I teach you this day to do: that ye may live, and be multiplied, and that ye may go in and inherit the land, which the Lord God of your fathers gives you.	“And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.	Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
2	Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, and ye shall not take from it: keep the commandments of the Lord our God, all that I command you this day.	You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you.	Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.
3	Your eyes have seen all that the Lord our God did in the case of Beel-phegor; for every man that went after Beel-phegor, the Lord your God has utterly destroyed him from among you.	Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all the men who followed the Baal of Peor.	You saw with your own eyes what the LORD did at Baal Peor. The LORD your God destroyed from among you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor,
4	But ye that kept close to the Lord your God are all alive to-day.	But you who held fast to the LORD your God are all alive today.	but all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are still alive today.
5	Behold, I have shewn you ordinances and judgments as the Lord commanded me, that ye should do so in the land into which ye go to inherit it.	See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.	See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it.
6	And ye shall keep and do them: for this is your wisdom and understanding before all nations, as many as shall hear all these ordinances; and they shall say, Behold, this great nation is a wise and understanding people.	Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’	Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
7	For what manner of nation is so great, which has God so near to them as the Lord our God is in all things in whatsoever we may call upon him?	For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?	What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to him?
8	And what manner of nation is so great, which has righteous ordinances and judgments according to all this law, which I set before you this day?	And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?	And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
9	Take heed to thyself, and keep thy heart diligently: forget not any of the things, which thine eyes have seen, and let them not depart from thine heart all the days of thy life; and thou shalt teach thy sons and thy sons' sons,	“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children—	Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
10	even the things that happened in the day in which ye stood before the Lord our God in Choreb in the day of the assembly; for the Lord said to me, Gather the people to me, and let them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days which they live upon the earth, and they shall teach their sons.	how on the day that you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, ‘Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.’	Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when he said to me, “Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.”
11	And ye drew nigh and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire up to heaven: there was darkness, blackness, and tempest.	And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom.	You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
12	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.	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.	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.
13	And he announced to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.	And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.	He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets.
14	And the Lord commanded me at that time, to teach you ordinances and judgments, that ye should do them on the land, into which ye go to inherit it.	And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, that you might do them in the land that you are going over to possess.	And the LORD directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
15	And take good heed to your hearts, for ye saw no similitude in the day in which the Lord spoke to you in Choreb in the mountain out of the midst of the fire:	“Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire,	You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,
16	lest ye transgress, and make to yourselves a carved image, any kind of figure, the likeness of male or female,	beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,	so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman,
17	the likeness of any beast of those that are on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird which flies under heaven,	the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air,	or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air,
18	the likeness of any reptile which creeps on the earth, the likeness of any fish of those which are in the waters under the earth;	the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth.	or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below.
19	and lest having looked up to the sky, and having seen the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the heavenly bodies, thou shouldest go astray and worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God has distributed to all the nations under heaven.	And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.	And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
20	But God took you, and led you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.	But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day.	But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.
21	And the Lord God was angry with me for the things said by you, and sware that I should not go over this Jordan, and that I should not enter into the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.	Furthermore, the LORD was angry with me because of you, and he swore that I should not cross the Jordan, and that I should not enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance.	The LORD was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the LORD your God is giving you as your inheritance.
22	For I am to die in this land, and shall not pass over this Jordan; but ye are to pass over, and shall inherit this good land.	For I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan. But you shall go over and take possession of that good land.	I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.
23	Take heed to yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord our God, which he made with you, and ye transgress, and make to yourselves a graven image of any of the things concerning which the Lord thy God commanded thee.	Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything that the LORD your God has forbidden you.	Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden.
24	For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.	For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.	For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
25	And when thou shalt have begotten sons, and shalt have sons' sons, and ye shall have dwelt a long time on the land, and shall have transgressed, and made a graven image of any thing, and shall have done wickedly before the Lord your God to provoke him;	“When you father children and children’s children, and have grown old in the land, if you act corruptly by making a carved image in the form of anything, and by doing what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God, so as to provoke him to anger,	After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time—if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the LORD your God and arousing his anger,
26	I call heaven and earth this day to witness against you, that ye shall surely perish from off the land, into which ye go across Jordan to inherit it there; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall be utterly cut off.	I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess. You will not live long in it, but will be utterly destroyed.	I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.
27	And the Lord shall scatter you among all nations, and ye shall be left few in number among all the nations, among which the Lord shall bring you.	And the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will drive you.	The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
28	And ye shall there serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell.	And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.	There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.
29	And there ye shall seek the Lord your God, and ye shall find him whenever ye shall seek him with all your heart, and with all your soul in your affliction.	But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.	But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
30	And all these things shall come upon thee in the last days, and thou shalt turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice.	When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and obey his voice.	When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him.
31	Because the Lord thy God is a God of pity: he will not forsake thee, nor destroy thee; he will not forget the covenant of thy fathers, which the Lord sware to them.	For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.	For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.
32	Ask of the former days which were before thee, from the day when God created man upon the earth, and beginning at the one end of heaven to the other end of heaven, if there has happened any thing like to this great event, if such a thing has been heard:	“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of.	Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of?
33	if a nation have heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard and hast lived;	Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live?	Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived?
34	if God has assayed to go and take to himself a nation out of the midst of another nation with trial, and with signs, and with wonders, and with war, and with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with great sights, according to all the things which the Lord our God did in Egypt in thy sight.	Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?	Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?
35	So that thou shouldest know that the Lord thy God he is God, and there is none beside him.	To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides him.	You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.
36	His voice was made audible from heaven to instruct thee, and he shewed thee upon the earth his great fire, and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.	Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire.	From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.
37	Because he loved thy fathers, he also chose you their seed after them, and he brought thee himself with his great strength out of Egypt,	And because he loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power,	Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength,
38	to destroy nations great and stronger than thou before thy face, to bring thee in, to give thee their land to inherit, as thou hast it this day.	driving out before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day,	to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you into their land to give it to you for your inheritance, as it is today.
39	An thou shalt know this day, and shalt consider in thine heart, that the Lord thy God he is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath, and there is none else but he.	know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.	Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
40	And keep ye his commandments, and his ordinances, all that I command you this day; that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, that ye may be long-lived upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for ever.	Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.”	Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all time.
41	Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan on the east,	Then Moses set apart three cities in the east beyond the Jordan,	Then Moses set aside three cities east of the Jordan,
42	that the slayer might flee thither, who should have slain his neighbour unintentionally, and should not have hated him in times past, and he shall flee to one of these cities and live:	that the manslayer might flee there, anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without being at enmity with him in time past; he may flee to one of these cities and save his life:	to which anyone who had killed a person could flee if they had unintentionally killed a neighbor without malice aforethought. They could flee into one of these cities and save their life.
43	Bosor in the wilderness, in the plain country of Ruben, and Ramoth in Galaad belonging to Gad, and Gaulon in Basan belonging to Manasse.	Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.	The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
44	This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.	This is the law that Moses set before the people of Israel.	This is the law Moses set before the Israelites.
45	These are the testimonies, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt:	These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt,	These are the stipulations, decrees and laws Moses gave them when they came out of Egypt
46	on the other side of Jordan, in the valley near the house of Phogor, in the land of Seon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Esebon, whom Moses and the sons of Israel smote when they came out of the land of Egypt.	beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the people of Israel defeated when they came out of Egypt.	and were in the valley near Beth Peor east of the Jordan, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt.
47	And they inherited his land, and the land of Og king of Basan, two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan eastward.	And they took possession of his land and the land of Og, the king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who lived to the east beyond the Jordan;	They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan.
48	From Aroer, which is on the border of the brook Arnon, even to the mount of Seon, which is Aermon.	from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, as far as Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon),	This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon),
49	All Araba beyond Jordan eastward under Asedoth hewn in the rock.	together with all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.	and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.
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