Parallel Verses
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—only a voice.
King James Version
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.
Holman 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.
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.
A Conservative Version
And LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. Ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form, only 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.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the voice of the Lord came to you out of the fire: the sound of his words came to your ears but you saw no form; there was nothing but a voice.
Darby 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.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh spoke to you from the midst of the fire; {you heard} a sound of words, but {you did not see} a form--only a voice.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the voice of the words, but saw no likeness, only a voice.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD spake unto you out of the fire and ye heard the voice of the words; But saw no image, save heard a voice only.
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.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Then spake Yahweh unto you out of the midst of the fire, - a voice of words, ye were hearing, no form, were ye seeing, there was only a voice.
Webster
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.
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.
Youngs 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;
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Call To Obedience
11
You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain,
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 20:22
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘You yourselves have seen that
Deuteronomy 5:4
The Lord spoke to you
Deuteronomy 5:22
“These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud and of the thick gloom, with a great voice, and He added no more.
Deuteronomy 4:15
“So
Deuteronomy 4:33
Deuteronomy 4:36
Numbers 12:8
Even openly, and not in dark sayings,
And he beholds
Why then were you not afraid
To speak against My servant, against Moses?”
1 Kings 19:12-13
After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire
Isaiah 30:21
Your ears will hear a word behind you, “
Isaiah 40:3
“
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:6
Then
Isaiah 40:18
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
Matthew 3:3
For this is the
“
‘
Make His paths straight!’”
Matthew 3:17
and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold,
John 12:28-30
Colossians 1:15
2 Peter 1:17-18
For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an