DEU 8:20 Parallel Verse View

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

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, 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 Καθὰ καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἔθνη ὅσα Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἀπολλύει πρὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν, οὕτως ἀπολεῖσθε, ἀνθʼ ὧν οὐκ ἠκούσατε τῆς φωνῆς Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν.
(Katha kai ta loipa ethnaʸ hosa Kurios ho Theos apolluei pro prosōpou humōn, houtōs apoleisthe, anthʼ hōn ouk aʸkousate taʸs fōnaʸs Kuriou tou Theou humōn. )

BrTr As also the other nations which the Lord God destroys before your face, so shall ye perish, because ye hearkened not to the voice of the Lord your God.

ULT Like the nations that Yahweh is causing to perish from before your faces, thus you will perish, because you would not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.

UST If you do not obey Yahweh our God, then he will certainly destroy you just like he will destroy the people groups against which you will fight.

BSB Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE As the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish, because you wouldn’t listen to the LORD your God’s voice.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Just like the nations the Lord is about to destroy from your sight, so he will do to you because you would not obey him.

LSV As the nations whom YHWH is destroying from your presence, so you perish, because you do not listen to the voice of your God YHWH.”

FBV In the same way the Lord destroyed the nations as you advanced, you will also die if you don't obey the Lord your God.

T4T If you do not obey Yahweh our God, he will certainly destroy you just like he will destroy the people-groups that you will fight against.”

LEB As with the nations that Yahweh is destroying before you,[fn] so you shall perish because you would not obey the voice of Yahweh your God.

8:20 Literally “from your faces”

BBE Like the nations which the Lord is cutting off before you, so you will be cut off; because you would not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS As the nations that the LORD maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God.

ASV As the nations that Jehovah maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God.

DRA As the nations, which the Lord destroyed at thy entrance, so shall you also perish, if you be disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God.

YLT as the nations whom Jehovah is destroying from your presence, so ye perish; because ye hearken not to the voice of Jehovah your God.

Drby As the nations which Jehovah is causing to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your [fn]God.

8.20 Elohim

RV As the nations which the LORD maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God.

Wbstr As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God.

KJB-1769 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
(As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye/you_all perish; because ye/you_all would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God. )

KJB-1611 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall yee perish; because ye would not be obedient vnto the voice of the LORD your God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps As the nations whiche the Lorde destroyed before your face, euen so ye shall perishe, because ye woulde not be obedient vnto the voyce of ye Lord your God.
(As the nations which the Lord destroyed before your face, even so ye/you_all shall perishe, because ye/you_all would not be obedient unto the voice of ye/you_all Lord your God.)

Gnva As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before you, so ye shall perish, because ye woulde not be obedient vnto the voyce of the Lord your God.
(As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before you, so ye/you_all shall perish, because ye/you_all would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. )

Cvdl Euen as the Heythen whom ye LORDE destroyeth before youre face, so shall ye perishe also, because ye are not obedient vnto the voyce of the LORDE youre God.
(Even as the Heathen whom ye/you_all LORD destroyeth before your(pl) face, so shall ye/you_all perish also, because ye/you_all are not obedient unto the voice of the LORD your(pl) God.)

Wycl as hethen men perischiden, whiche the Lord dide awei in thin entryng, so and ye schulen perische, if ye schulen be vnobedient to the vois of youre Lord God.
(as hethen men perishedn, which the Lord did away in thin entryng, so and ye/you_all should perische, if ye/you_all should be unobedient to the voice of your(pl) Lord God.)

Luth eben wie die Heiden, die der HErr umbringet vor eurem Angesicht, so werdet ihr auch umkommen, darum daß ihr nicht gehorsam seid der Stimme des HErr’s, eures Gottes.
(eben like the Heiden, the the/of_the LORD umbringet before/in_front_of eurem face, so becomet you/their/her also umkommen, therefore that you/their/her not obedient/submissive seid the/of_the voice the LORD’s, eures God’s.)

ClVg Sicut gentes, quas delevit Dominus in introitu tuo, ita et vos peribitis, si inobedientes fueritis voci Domini Dei vestri.
(Sicut gentes, which delevit Master in introitu tuo, ita and you peribitis, when/but_if inobedientes has_beenis voci Master of_God vestri. )

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 / metonymy

מִ⁠פְּנֵי⁠כֶ֔ם

from,before,you_all

Here, the word faces represents the presence of people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “before you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֔וּ⁠ן בְּ⁠ק֖וֹל

not obey, in/on/at/with,voice

Here the word listen means to listen and obey. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you would not obey the voice of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠ק֖וֹל

in/on/at/with,voice

Here, voice represents the words that Yahweh spoke, which include his commands. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “to the words of”

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