Parallel Verses

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;

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

unto you out of the midst
תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

of the fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

the voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

of the words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

but saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

תּמנה תּמוּנה 
T@muwnah 
Usage: 10

זוּלה 
Zuwlah 
beside..., save, only, but me, but
Usage: 16

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Call To Obedience

11 and ye draw near and stand under the mountain, and the mountain is burning with fire unto the heart of the heavens -- darkness, cloud, yea, thick darkness: 12 '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; 13 and He declareth to you His covenant, which He hath commanded you to do, the Ten Matters, and He writeth them upon two tables of stone.

Cross References

Exodus 20:22

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel: Ye -- ye have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you;

Deuteronomy 5:4

Face to face hath Jehovah spoken with you, in the mount, out of the midst of the fire;

Deuteronomy 5:22

These words hath Jehovah spoken unto all your assembly, in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness -- a great voice; and He hath not added, and He writeth them on two tables of stone, and giveth them unto me.

Deuteronomy 4:15

and ye have been very watchful of your souls, for ye have not seen any similitude in the day of Jehovah's speaking unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire,

Deuteronomy 4:33

Hath a people heard the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, thou -- and doth live?

Deuteronomy 4:36

'From the heavens He hath caused thee to hear His voice, to instruct thee, and on earth He hath shewed thee His great fire, and His words thou hast heard out of the midst of the fire.

Numbers 12:8

mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and by an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant -- against Moses?'

1 Kings 19:12-13

and after the shaking a fire: -- not in the fire is Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;

Isaiah 30:21

And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, 'This is the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.

Isaiah 40:3

A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.

Isaiah 40:6

A voice is saying, 'Call,' And he said, 'What do I call?' All flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is As a flower of the field:

Isaiah 40:18

And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him?

Matthew 3:3

for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

Matthew 3:17

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

Matthew 17:5

While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

John 12:28-30

Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, 'I both glorified, and again I will glorify it;'

Colossians 1:15

who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation,

2 Peter 1:17-18

for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: 'This is My Son -- the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'

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