DEU 8:19 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν λήθῃ ἐπιλάθῃ Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου, καὶ πορευθῇς, ὀπίσω θεῶν ἑτέρων, καὶ λατρεύσῃς αὐτοῖς, καὶ προσκυνήσῃς αὐτοῖς, διαμαρτύρομαι ὑμῖν σήμερον τόν τε οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν, ὅτι ἀπωλείᾳ ἀπολεῖσθε.
(Kai estai ean laʸthaʸ epilathaʸ Kuriou tou Theou sou, kai poreuthaʸs, opisō theōn heterōn, kai latreusaʸs autois, kai proskunaʸsaʸs autois, diamarturomai humin saʸmeron ton te ouranon kai taʸn gaʸn, hoti apōleia apoleisthe. )

BrTr And it shall come to pass if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and shouldest go after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall surely perish.

ULT And it will happen, if forgetting, you forget Yahweh your God and walk after other gods and serve them and bow down to them, I testify against you today that perishing, you will perish.

UST Today I solemnly warn you: If you forget Yahweh our God and start to worship and serve other gods, then he will certainly destroy you.

BSB § If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE It shall be, if you shall forget the LORD your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you shall surely perish.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Now if you forget the Lord your God at all and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated.

LSV And it has been, if you really forget your God YHWH, and have gone after other gods, and served them, and bowed yourself to them, I have testified against you today that you utterly perish.

FBV If you ever forget the Lord your God, and run after other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, I assure you right now that you will definitely die!

T4T “ solemnly warn you that if you forget Yahweh our God and turn to other gods and start to serve them and worship them, you will certainly be destroyed.

LEB And it will happen that if you indeed forget Yahweh your God and you go after other gods and you serve them and you bow down before them, I warn you today that you will surely perish.

BBE And it is certain that if at any time you are turned away from the Lord your God, and go after other gods, to be their servants and to give them worship, destruction will overtake you.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS And it shall be, if thou shalt forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I forewarn you this day that ye shall surely perish.

ASV And it shall be, if thou shalt forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

DRA But if thou forget the Lord thy God, and follow strange gods, and serve and adore them: behold now I foretell thee that thou shalt utterly perish.

YLT 'And it hath been — if thou really forget Jehovah thy God, and hast gone after other gods, and served them, and bowed thyself to them, I have testified against you to-day that ye do utterly perish;

Drby And it shall be, if thou do at all forget Jehovah thy [fn]God, and go after other [fn]gods, and serve them, and bow down to them, I testify against you this day that ye shall utterly perish.

8.19 Elohim

RV And it shall be, if thou shalt forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Wbstr And it shall be, if thou shalt at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

KJB-1769 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
(And it shall be, if thou/you do at all forget the LORD thy/your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye/you_all shall surely perish. )

KJB-1611 And it shalbe, if thou doe at all forget the LORD thy God, and walke after other gods, and serue them, and worship them; I testifie against you this day, that ye shall surely perish.
(And it shalbe, if thou/you do at all forget the LORD thy/your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them; I testify against you this day, that ye/you_all shall surely perish.)

Bshps And if thou forget the Lord thy God, and walke after straunge gods, and serue them, and worship them: I testifie vnto you this day, that ye shal surely perishe.
(And if thou/you forget the Lord thy/your God, and walk after strange gods, and serve them, and worship them: I testify unto you this day, that ye/you_all shall surely perish.)

Gnva And if thou forget the Lord thy God, and walke after other gods, and serue them, and worship them, I testifie vnto you this day that ye shall surely perish.
(And if thou/you forget the Lord thy/your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify unto you this day that ye/you_all shall surely perish. )

Cvdl But yf thou shalt forget the LORDE thy God, and folowe other goddes, and serue them, and worshipe the, I testifye ouer you this daye, that ye shal vtterly perishe.
(But if thou/you shalt forget the LORD thy/your God, and follow other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify over you this day, that ye/you_all shall utterly perish.)

Wyc Forsothe if thou foryetist thi Lord God, and suest aliene goddis, and worschipist hem `in herte, and onourist `with outforth, lo! now Y biforseie to thee, that thou schalt perische outerli;
(Forsothe if thou/you foryetist thy/your Lord God, and suest aliene gods, and worschipist them `in heart, and honourist `with outforth, lo! now I beforeseie to thee/you, that thou/you shalt perish outerli;)

Luth Wirst du aber des HErr’s, deines Gottes, vergessen und andern Göttern nachfolgen und ihnen dienen und sie anbeten, so bezeuge ich heute über euch, daß ihr umkommen werdet;
(Wirst you but the LORD’s, yours God’s, vergessen and change gods nachfolgen and to_them dienen and they/she/them worship, so bezeuge I heute above you, that you/their/her umkommen becomet;)

ClVg Sin autem oblitus Domini Dei tui, secutus fueris deos alienos, coluerisque illos et adoraveris: ecce nunc prædico tibi quod omnino dispereas.
(Sin however oblitus Master of_God tui, secutus fueris deos alienos, coluerisque those and adoraveris: behold now prædico to_you that omnino dispereas. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Curses and Blessings

Nearly all treaty or covenant texts from the ancient Near East contained curses and blessings. The curses were leveled against those who violated the terms of the agreement, while blessings were promised to the faithful. This was particularly true of suzerain-vassal covenants like Deuteronomy (see Deuteronomy Book Introduction, “Literary Form”).

Deuteronomy presented to the assembly of Israel what God expected of the nation. The covenant required the nation of Israel to obey the Lord, and the Israelites had pledged to do so (Exod 19:8). The section on curses and blessings (Deut 27:1–29:1) spells out how God would reward their obedience and judge their disobedience. The curses receive more emphasis than the blessings, perhaps because people naturally pay more attention to promises than to warnings. Blessings may also be more easily understood—promised blessings in the future seem to simply provide well-being, whereas judgment is more abstract and needs detailed, graphic description. God emphasizes the curses to drive home the consequences of wrongdoing. The warnings Jesus offered about things to come (Matt 24–25) were very much in line with these warnings.

Israel’s subsequent history bears witness to God’s promise of both the blessings and the curses. When Israel was faithful to their covenant with God, he blessed the people. When they rebelled, he brought judgment upon them. Israel’s history of rebellion is succinctly summarized in 2 Kings 17:7-20. When the Israelites broke the first two commandments (Deut 5:7-10), they proceeded to violate the whole covenant, and their rebellion brought upon them the curses of Deuteronomy 28.

Passages for Further Study

Gen 9:24-27; Lev 26:3-45; Deut 8:7-20; 11:29; Deut 27:1–29:1; Josh 8:33-35; 2 Kgs 17:7-20; 2 Chr 36:17-21

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

שָׁכֹ֤חַ תִּשְׁכַּח֙ & אָבֹ֖ד תֹּאבֵדֽוּ⁠ן

to_forget forget & to_perish perish,

Moses is repeating the verbs forget and perish in order to intensify the idea that they express. 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: “you indeed forget … you will indeed perish”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הָֽלַכְתָּ֗ אַחֲרֵי֙

and,go after

Here, walk after means “worship.” Moses is speaking of worshiping idols as if they were walking behind them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and serve”

Note 3 topic: writing-oathformulas

הַעִדֹ֤תִי בָ⁠כֶם֙

testify in/on/at/with,you_all

The phrase I testify against you is an oath formula used as a strong warning. Use a natural way in your language to express a strong warning. Alternate translation: “I promise you”

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