Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and obscurity. 12 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. 13 And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, the ten words; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 20:22
And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens.
Deuteronomy 5:4
Face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire Jehovah spoke with you
Deuteronomy 5:22
These words Jehovah spoke to all your congregation on the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the obscurity, with a great voice, and he added no more; and he wrote them on two tables of stone, and gave them to me.
Deuteronomy 4:15
And take great heed to your souls (for ye saw no form on the day that Jehovah spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire),
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
Deuteronomy 4:36
From the heavens he made thee hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and on the earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words from the midst of the fire.
Numbers 12:8
Mouth to mouth do I speak to him openly, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah doth he behold. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
1 Kings 19:12-13
And after the earthquake, a fire: Jehovah was not in the fire. And after the fire, a soft gentle voice.
Isaiah 30:21
And when ye turn to the right hand or when ye turn to the left, thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.
Isaiah 40:3
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!
Isaiah 40:6
A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the comeliness thereof as the flower of the field.
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Matthew 3:3
For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Matthew 3:17
and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.
John 12:28-30
Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, I both have glorified and will glorify it again.
Colossians 1:15
who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;
2 Peter 1:17-18
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being uttered to him by the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight;