Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 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 you said, Behold! Jehovah our God has revealed His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the midst of the fire. We have seen today that God talks with man yet he still lives. 25 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. 26 For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:16
according to all that you desired of Jehovah your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying: Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, so that I do not die.
Deuteronomy 33:2
And he said: Jehovah came from Sinai and rose up from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came with ten thousands of saints. From His right went a fiery law for them.
2 Corinthians 3:7-9
But if the ministry of death, having been engraved in letters in stone was with glory (so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his face), which was being done away;
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."
Galatians 3:21-22
Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.
Hebrews 12:29
for also, "Our God is a consuming fire."