Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Now therefore, why should we die? This great fire will consume us. If we continue to listen to the voice of the LORD our God any longer, we'll die.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
Holman Bible
But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer.
A Conservative Version
Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
American Standard Version
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.
Amplified
Now then why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, then we will die.
Bible in Basic English
Why then is death to be our fate? For if the voice of the Lord our God comes to us any more, death will overtake us, and we will be burned up in this great fire.
Darby Translation
And now, why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, we shall die.
Julia Smith Translation
And now wherefore shall we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we added to hear the voice of Jehovah our God further, and we died.
King James 2000
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And so then why shall we die, for this great fire will consume us if {we continue} to hear the voice of Yahweh our God [any] longer, and [so] we shall die?
Modern King James verseion
Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now wherefore should we die that this great fire should consume us: If we should hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, we should die.
NET Bible
But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die!
New Heart English Bible
Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore why should we die? for this great fire, will consume, us, - if we ourselves, hear the voice of Yahweh our God any more, we shall die.
Webster
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
World English Bible
Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Yahweh our God any more, then we shall die.
Youngs Literal Translation
And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire -- if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more -- then we have died.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 5:25
Verse Info
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Basic Stipulations
24 "The LORD our God truly has displayed his glory and power, for we heard him from out of the fire today. We have witnessed how God spoke to human beings, yet they lived. 25 Now therefore, why should we die? This great fire will consume us. If we continue to listen to the voice of the LORD our God any longer, we'll die. 26 For what mortal man has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire like we did, and lived?
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Deuteronomy 18:16
because this is what you asked from the LORD your God at Horeb when you were assembled together: "Don't let us hear the voice of the LORD our God again, or even see this great fire otherwise, we will die.'
Deuteronomy 33:2
He said: "The LORD came from Sinai. Rising from Seir upon us, he shone forth from Mount Paran, accompanied by a myriad of his holy ones, with flaming fire from his right hand for them.
2 Corinthians 3:7-9
Now if the ministry of death that was inscribed in letters of stone came with such glory that the people of Israel could not gaze on Moses' face (because the glory was fading away from it),
Galatians 3:10
Certainly all who depend on the actions of the Law are under a curse. For it is written, "A curse on everyone who does not obey everything that is written in the Book of the Law!"
Galatians 3:21-22
So is the Law in conflict with the promises of God? Of course not! For if a law had been given that could give us life, then certainly righteousness would come through the Law.
Hebrews 12:29
For "our God is an all-consuming fire."