DEU 7:17 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃς ἐν τῇ διανοίᾳ σου, ὅτι πολὺ τὸ ἔθνος τοῦτο ἢ ἐγώ, πῶς δυνήσομαι ἐξολοθρεῦσαι αὐτούς;
(Ean de legaʸs en taʸ dianoia sou, hoti polu to ethnos touto aʸ egō, pōs dunaʸsomai exolothreusai autous; )

BrTr But if thou shouldest say in thine heart, This nation is [fn]greater than I, how shall I be able to destroy them utterly?

ULT If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?’—

UST Do not think to yourselves, ‘These people groups are more numerous than we are. We will never be able to drive them out.’

BSB § You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE If you shall say in your heart, “These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET If you think, “These nations are more numerous than I – how can I dispossess them?”

LSV When you say in your heart, These nations [are] more numerous than I, how am I able to dispossess them?

FBV You may say to yourselves, “These nations are stronger than us. How on earth can we drive them out?”

T4T “Do not think to yourselves, ‘These people-groups are more numerous/powerful than we are, so we certainly cannot [RHQ] expel them.’

LEB “If you think in your heart, ‘These nations are more numerous than I, so how can I dispossess them?’

BBE If you say in your hearts, These nations are greater in number than we are: how are we to take their land from them?

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS If thou shalt say in thy heart: 'These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?'

ASV If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?

DRA If thou say in thy heart: These nations are more than I, how shall I be able to destroy them?

YLT 'When thou sayest in thine heart, These nations [are] more numerous than I, how am I able to dispossess them? —

Drby If thou shouldest say in thy heart, These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?

RV If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?

Wbstr If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I, how can I dispossess them?

KJB-1769 If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
(If thou/you shalt say in thine/your heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? )

KJB-1611 If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are moe then I, howe can I dispossesse them?
(If thou/you shalt say in thine/your heart, These nations are more then I, how can I dispossess them?)

Bshps If thou say in thine heart: these nations are mo then I, howe can I cast them out?
(If thou/you say in thine/your heart: these nations are more then I, how can I cast them out?)

Gnva If thou say in thine heart, These nations are moe then I, how can I cast them out?
(If thou/you say in thine/your heart, These nations are more then I, how can I cast them out? )

Cvdl Yf thou shalt saye in thyne hert: These nacios are mo then I, how ca I dryue them out?
(If thou/you shalt say in thine/your hert: These nacios are more then I, how ca I drive them out?)

Wyc If thou seist in thin herte, These folkis ben mo than Y, hou may Y do awei hem?
(If thou/you sayest in thin heart, These folks/people been more than I, how may I do away hem?)

Luth Wirst du aber in deinem Herzen sagen: Dieses Volks ist mehr, denn ich bin; wie kann ich sie vertreiben?
(Wirst you but in your hearts say: Dieses peoples is mehr, because I bin; like kann I they/she/them vertreiben?)

ClVg Si dixeris in corde tuo: Plures sunt gentes istæ quam ego: quomodo potero delere eas?
(When/But_if dixeris in corde tuo: Plures are gentes istæ how ego: how potero delere eas? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

כִּ֤י תֹאמַר֙

that/for/because/then/when say

Moses is using the word If to introduce a hypothetical situation to encourage the Israelites. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: “You might say”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תֹאמַר֙ בִּ⁠לְבָ֣בְ⁠ךָ֔

say in/on/at/with,heart,your

Here, say in your heart is an idiom that means “think” or “say to yourself.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you say to yourself”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אֵיכָ֥ה אוּכַ֖ל לְ⁠הוֹרִישָֽׁ⁠ם

how can to,dispossess,them

Moses is using the question form to illustrate how the Israelites might be afraid of the other nations. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I will not be able to dispossess them.”

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