Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 5:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Basic Stipulations
24 And ye will say, Jehovah our God caused us to see his glory and his greatness, and his voice we heard from the midst of the fire: this day we saw that God will speak to man and he lived. 25 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. 26 For who of all flesh that heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire like us, and shall live?
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:16
According to all thou didst ask from Jehovah thy God in Horeb, in the day of the gathering, saying, I will not add to hear the voice of Jehovah my God, and this great fire I will no more see, and I shall not die.
Deuteronomy 33:2
And he will say, Jehovah came from mount Sinai, and he rose up from Seir to them; he shone forth from mount Peran, he came from ten thousand of Kadesh; from his right hand a fire of law for them.
2 Corinthians 3:7-9
And if the service of death, in letters imprinted in stones, was in glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look intently to the face of Moses for the glory of his face; being left unemployed
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it has been written, Cursed every one who remains not in all written in the book of the law to do them.
Galatians 3:21-22
The law then against the promises of God? It may not be: for if a law had been given able to make alive, truly justice would be by the law.
Hebrews 12:29
For also our God is a consuming fire.