DEU 16:20 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Δικαίως τὸ δίκαιον διώξῃ, ἵνα ζῆτε, καὶ εἰσελθόντες κληρονομήσητε τὴν γῆν ἣν Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι.
(Dikaiōs to dikaion diōxaʸ, hina zaʸte, kai eiselthontes klaʸronomaʸsaʸte taʸn gaʸn haʸn Kurios ho Theos sou didōsi soi. )

BrTr Thou shalt justly pursue justice, that ye may live, and go in and inherit the land which the Lord thy God gives thee.

ULT You shall pursue justice, justice alone, so that you will live and possess the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.

UST You must be completely fair and just, in order that you may live long enough to occupy the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you.

BSB § Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE You shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the LORD your God gives you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the Lord your God is giving you.

LSV Righteousness—you pursue righteousness, so that you live and have possessed the land which your God YHWH is giving to you.

FBV Always do what is right and just, so that you may go on living, occupying the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

T4T You must be completely fair and just [DOU], in order that you will enter and occupy the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you.”

LEB Justice, only justice[fn] you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.

16:20 Literally “justice justice”

BBE Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS Justice, justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

ASV That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

DRA Thou shalt follow justly after that which is just: that thou mayst live and possess the land, which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

YLT Righteousness — righteousness thou dost pursue, so that thou livest, and hast possessed the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Drby Perfect justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land that Jehovah thy [fn]God giveth thee.

16.20 Elohim

RV That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Wbstr That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

KJB-1769 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.[fn]
(That which is altogether just shalt thou/you follow, that thou/you mayest/may live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy/your God giveth/gives thee/you. )

16.20 That which…: Heb. Justice, justice

KJB-1611 [fn]That which is altogether iust shalt thou followe, that thou mayest liue, and inherite the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee.
(That which is altogether just shalt thou/you followe, that thou/you mayest/may live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy/your God giveth/gives thee/you.)

16:20 Heb. iustice, iustice.

Bshps That which is iust and ryght shalt thou folowe, that thou mayst lyue, and enioy the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee.
(That which is just and right shalt thou/you folowe, that thou/you mayest/may live, and enioy the land which the Lord thy/your God giveth/gives thee/you.)

Gnva That which is iust and right shalt thou follow, that thou maiest liue, and possesse the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee.
(That which is just and right shalt thou/you follow, that thou/you mayest/may live, and possess the land which the Lord thy/your God giveth/gives thee/you. )

Cvdl Loke what righte is, yt shalt thou folowe, that thou mayest lyue & possesse the londe, which the LORDE thy God shal geue the.
(Look what righte is, it shalt thou/you folowe, that thou/you mayest/may live and possess the land, which the LORD thy/your God shall give them.)

Wycl Thou schalt pursue iustli that that is iust, that thou lyue and welde the lond which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee.
(Thou shalt pursue justli that that is just, that thou/you live and weld the land which thy/your Lord God shall give to thee/you.)

Luth Was recht ist, dem sollst du nachjagen, auf daß du leben und einnehmen mögest das Land, das dir der HErr, dein GOtt, geben wird.
(What recht is, to_him should you nachjagen, on that you life and einnehmen may the Land, the you/to_you the/of_the LORD, your God, give wird.)

ClVg Juste quod justum est persequeris: ut vivas, et possideas terram, quam Dominus Deus tuus dederit tibi.[fn]
(Yuste that justum it_is persequeris: as vivas, and possideas the_earth/land, how Master God tuus dederit tibi. )

16.20 Juste. GREG., lib. X Moral., cap. 19. Injuste quod justum est exsequitur, qui ad defensionem justitiæ non virtutis æmulatione, sed amore præmii temporalis excitatur, et justitiam quam prætendit, vendere non veretur. Juste ergo justum exsequi est in assertione justitiæ ipsam justitiam quærere: Sunt viæ quæ videntur hominibus justæ, etc. Prov. 14.. Et: Væ qui justificatis vos coram hominibus Luc. 16..

16.20 Yuste. GREG., lib. X Moral., cap. 19. Injuste that justum it_is exsequitur, who to defensionem justitiæ not/no of_virtue æmulatione, but amore præmii temporalis excitatur, and justitiam how prætendit, vendere not/no veretur. Yuste therefore justum exsequi it_is in assertione justitiæ ipsam justitiam quærere: Sunt viæ which videntur hominibus justæ, etc. Prov. 14.. Et: Alas who justificatis you before hominibus Luc. 16..

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק

justice justice

Moses is repeating the noun righteousness in order to intensify the idea that it expresses. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “Righteousness, only righteousness”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף

justice justice pursue

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of Righteousness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “You shall only judge righteously”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף

justice justice pursue

Here Moses is speaking of a judge making a fair decision as if he were running in pursuit of righteousness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “You shall make fair decisions”

Parallel DEU 16:20