Verse List for DEU 9:4

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OET (OET-RV) After your god Yahweh has driven them out ahead of you, don’t go saying that it was thanks to your own goodness and innocence, because it’s because of the wickedness of those peoples that Yahweh is doing that.

OET-LV Do _not say in_heart _of_your when_drives _out YHWH god _of_your DOM_them from_before_face _of_you to_say in_righteousness _of_my he_has _brought _me YHWH to_take _possession _of DOM the_earth/land (the)_this and_in_the _wickedness _of the_nations the_these YHWH is_dispossessing _of_them from_before _of_you.

ULT You shall not say in your heart, when Yahweh your God has thrust them out from to your face, saying, ‘In my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land,’ but in the wickedness of these nations, Yahweh is driving them out from your face.

UST After Yahweh our God has expelled them before you, do not say to yourselves, ‘It is because we are righteous that Yahweh has enabled us to capture this land.’ Rather, it is because the people in that land are wicked that Yahweh will drive them out for you.

BSB & MSB When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out from before you, “For my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land;” because the LORD drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.

NET Do not think to yourself after the Lord your God has driven them out before you, “Because of my own righteousness the Lord has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.

LSV You do not speak in your heart (in your God YHWH’s driving them away from before you), saying, In my righteousness YHWH has brought me in to possess this land; but in YHWH dispossessing these nations from your presence, [it is because of] their being wicked.

FBV When the Lord your God has driven them out ahead of you, don't say to yourselves, “It's because I'm such a good person that the Lord has brought me here to take over this land.” No, the Lord is driving out these nations ahead of you because they're so wicked.

T4T “After Yahweh our God has expelled them for you, do not say to yourselves, ‘It is because we are righteous that Yahweh has enabled us to capture this land.’ The truth is that it is because the people in that land are wicked that Yahweh will expel them as you advance.

LEB “You shall not say _⌊to yourself_⌋[fn] _⌊when Yahweh your God is driving them out_⌋[fn] _⌊before you_⌋,[fn] _⌊saying_⌋,[fn] ‘Because of my righteousness Yahweh brought me to take possession of this land’; but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh is driving them out _⌊before you_⌋.[fn]

BBE And after the Lord has sent them in flight from before you, say not in your heart, Because of my righteousness the Lord has given me this land; when it is because of their evil-doing that the Lord is driving these nations out before you.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS Speak not thou in thy heart, after that the LORD thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying: 'For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land'; whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

ASV Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee.

DRA Say not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God shall have destroyed them in thy sight: For my justice hath the Lord brought me in to possess this land, whereas these nations are destroyed for their wickedness.

YLT 'Thou dost not speak in thy heart (in Jehovah thy God's driving them away from before thee), saying, For my righteousness hath Jehovah brought me in to possess this land, seeing for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah dispossessing them from thy presence;

Drby Thou shalt not say in thy heart, when Jehovah thy [fn]God thrusteth them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; but for the wickedness of these nations doth Jehovah dispossess them from before thee.

RV Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
(Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart, after that the LORD thy/your God hath/has thrust them out from before thee/you, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath/has brought me in to possess this land: whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doeth/does drive them out from before thee/you.)

SLT Thou shalt not say in thy heart in Jehovah thy God’s thrusting them out from before thee, saying, For my justice Jehovah brought me forth to possess this land; and for the injustice of these nations Jehovah dispossessed them from before thee.

Wbstr Speak not thou in thy heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

KJB-1769 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
(Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart, after that the LORD thy/your God hath/has cast them out from before thee/you, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath/has brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doeth/does drive them out from before thee/you.)

KJB-1611 Speake not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousnesse the LORD hath brought mee in to possesse this land: but for the wickednesse of these nations, the LORD doeth driue them out from before thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Speake not thou in thyne heart, after that the Lorde thy God hath cast them out before thee, saying, for my ryghteousnesse the Lorde hath brought me in, to possesse this lande: but for the wickednesse of these nations the Lord hath cast them out before thee.
(Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart, after that the Lord thy/your God hath/has cast them out before thee/you, saying, for my righteousness the Lord hath/has brought me in, to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord hath/has cast them out before thee/you.)

Gnva Speake not thou in thine heart (after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out before thee) saying, For my righteousnesse the Lord hath brought me in, to possesse this land: but for the wickednesse of these nations the Lord hath cast them out before thee.
(Speak not thou/you in thine/your heart (after that the Lord thy/your God hath/has cast them out before thee/you) saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath/has brought me in, to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord hath/has cast them out before thee/you.)

Cvdl Now whan the LORDE thy God hath expelled them out before the, saye not thou the in thine hert: The LORDE hath brought me in to take possession of this lande for myne awne righteousnes sake, where as ye LORDE yet dryueth out the Heithen before the, because of their vngodlynes.
(Now when the LORD thy/your God hath/has expelled them out before them, say not thou/you the in thine/your heart: The LORD hath/has brought me in to take possession of this land for mine own righteousness sake, where as ye/you_all LORD yet driveth out the Heathen before them, because of their ungodliness.)

Wycl Seie thou not in thin herte, whanne thi Lord God hath do hem awey in thi siyt, For my riytfulnesse the Lord brouyte me yn, that Y schulde welde this lond; sithen these naciouns ben doon awey for her wickidnessis.
(Say thou/you not in thin heart, when thy/your Lord God hath/has do hem away in thy/your sight, For my rightfulness/righteousness the Lord brought me yn, that I should weld this land; since these nations been done away for her wickednesses.)

Luth Wenn nun der HErr, dein GOtt, sie ausgestoßen hat vor dir her, so sprich nicht in deinem Herzen: Der HErr hat mich hereingeführet, das Land einzunehmen, um meiner Gerechtigkeit willen, so doch der HErr diese Heiden vertreibet vor dir her um ihres gottlosen Wesens willen.
(When now the/of_the LORD, your(s) God, they/she/them ejected has before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg) her, so say not in your heart(s): The LORD has me herintroduced, the country to_take, around/by/for mine justice will(v), so though/but the/of_the LORD this/these heathens vertreibet before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg) her around/by/for theirs/hers godless essence will(v).)

ClVg ne dicas in corde tuo, cum deleverit eos Dominus Deus tuus in conspectu tuo: Propter justitiam meam introduxit me Dominus ut terram hanc possiderem, cum propter impietates suas istæ deletæ sint nationes.
(not say in/into/on heart your, when/with deleverit them Master God your(sg) in/into/on in_sight your: Because justice of_mine introduced me Master as the_earth/land this to_possessm, when/with because impiety/irreverences their_own these deletæ let_them_be nations.)

UHB אַל־תֹּאמַ֣ר בִּ⁠לְבָבְ⁠ךָ֗ בַּ⁠הֲדֹ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨י⁠ךָ אֹתָ֥⁠ם ׀ מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנֶי⁠ךָ֮ לֵ⁠אמֹר֒ בְּ⁠צִדְקָתִ⁠י֙ הֱבִיאַ֣⁠נִי יְהוָ֔ה לָ⁠רֶ֖שֶׁת אֶת־הָ⁠אָ֣רֶץ הַ⁠זֹּ֑את וּ⁠בְ⁠רִשְׁעַת֙ הַ⁠גּוֹיִ֣ם הָ⁠אֵ֔לֶּה יְהוָ֖ה מוֹרִישָׁ֥⁠ם מִ⁠פָּנֶֽי⁠ךָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Μὴ εἴπῃς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου ἐν τῷ ἐξαναλῶσαι Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου τὰ ἔθνη ταῦτα πρὸ προσώπου σου, λέγων, διὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην μου εἰσήγαγέ με Κύριος κληρονομῆσαι τὴν γὴν τὴν ἀγαθὴν ταύτην.

BrTr Speak not in thine heart, when the Lord thy God has destroyed these nations before thy face, saying, For my righteousness the Lord brought me in to inherit this good land.