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BrLXXΚαὶ γνώσῃ σήμερον, ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου οὗτος προπορεύσεται πρὸ προσώπου σου· πῦρ καταναλίσκον ἐστίν· οὗτος ἐξολοθρεύσει αὐτούς, καὶ οὗτος ἀποστρέψει αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ προσώπου σου, καὶ ἀπολεῖ αὐτοὺς ἐν τάχει, καθάπερ εἶπέ σοι Κύριος. (Kai gnōsaʸ saʸmeron, hoti Kurios ho Theos sou houtos proporeusetai pro prosōpou sou; pur katanaliskon estin; houtos exolothreusei autous, kai houtos apostrepsei autous apo prosōpou sou, kai apolei autous en taⱪei, kathaper eipe soi Kurios. )
BrTrAnd thou shalt know to-day, that the Lord thy God he shall go before thy face: he is a consuming fire; he shall destroy them, and he shall turn them back before thee, and shall destroy them quickly, as the Lord said to thee.
ULTAnd you shall know today that Yahweh your God, he is the one who goes over before your face, a devouring fire; he himself will destroy them, and he himself will subdue them before your face. And you will drive them out and exterminate them quickly, as Yahweh has spoken to you.
USTI want you to know that Yahweh our God will go ahead of you. He will be like a raging fire. While you advance, he will defeat and destroy them. As a result, you will quickly be able to drive out some of them and kill the others. This is just as Yahweh promised that you would do.
BSBBut understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.
WEBBEKnow therefore today that the LORD your God is he who goes over before you as a devouring fire. He will destroy them and he will bring them down before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as the LORD has spoken to you.
NETUnderstand today that the Lord your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you.
LSVAnd you have known today that your God YHWH [is] He who is passing over before you [as] a consuming fire; He destroys them, and He humbles them before you, and you have dispossessed them, and destroyed them quickly, as YHWH has spoken to you.
FBVBut you should realize that today the Lord your God is going across ahead of you. He is like a consuming fire; he will destroy them and defeat them ahead of you. You will drive them out and quickly wipe them out, just as the Lord promised you.
T4TBut I want you to know that Yahweh our God will go ahead of you. He will be like a raging/roaring fire. While you advance, he will defeat and destroy them. As a result, you will quickly be able to expel some of them and kill the others, which is what Yahweh promised that you would do.
LEBYou should know today[fn] that Yahweh your God is the one crossing ahead of you[fn]as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will subdue them before you; so you will dispossess them, and you will destroy them quickly, just as[fn] Yahweh promised[fn] you.
BBEBe certain then today that it is the Lord your God who goes over before you like an all-burning fire; he will send destruction on them, crushing them before you; and you will send them in flight, putting an end to them quickly, as the Lord has said.
JPSKnow therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before thee; so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee.
ASVKnow therefore this day, that Jehovah thy God is he who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will bring them down before thee: so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as Jehovah hath spoken unto thee.
DRAThou shalt know therefore this day that the Lord thy God himself will pass over before thee, a devouring and consuming fire, to destroy and extirpate and bring them to nothing before thy face quickly, as he hath spoken to thee.
YLTand thou hast known to-day, that Jehovah thy God [is] He who is passing over before thee — a fire consuming; He doth destroy them, and He doth humble them before thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and destroyed them hastily, as Jehovah hath spoken to thee.
DrbyKnow then this day, that Jehovah thy [fn]God is he that goeth over before thee, a consuming fire; he will destroy them, and he will cast them down before thee, and thou shalt dispossess them and cause them to perish quickly, as Jehovah hath said unto thee.
RVKnow therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thee: so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee.
WbstrUnderstand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he who goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said to thee.
KJB-1769Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee. (Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy/your God is he which goeth/goes over before thee/you; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy/your face: so shalt thou/you drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath/has said unto thee/you. )
KJB-1611[fn]Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he, which goeth ouer before thee, as a consuming fire: he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them downe before thy face: So shalt thou driue them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said vnto thee. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsUnderstande therefore this day, that the Lorde thy God is euen he whiche goeth ouer before thee as a consuming fire, he shall destroy them, and he shall bryng them downe before thy face: So thou shalt caste them out, and bryng them to naught quickly, as the Lorde hath sayde vnto thee. (Understande therefore this day, that the Lord thy/your God is even he which goeth/goes over before thee/you as a consuming fire, he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy/your face: So thou/you shalt cast/threw them out, and bring them to naught quickly, as the Lord hath/has said unto thee/you.)
GnvaVnderstand therefore that this day ye Lord thy God is he which goeth ouer before thee as a consuming fire: he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them downe before thy face: so thou shalt cast them out and destroy them suddenly, as the Lord hath said vnto thee. (Vnderstand therefore that this day ye/you_all Lord thy/your God is he which goeth/goes over before thee/you as a consuming fire: he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy/your face: so thou/you shalt cast them out and destroy them suddenly, as the Lord hath/has said unto thee/you. )
CvdlTherfore shalt thou knowe this daye, that the LORDE yi God goeth before the, a cosumynge fyre. He shal destroye the, and shall subdue them before the, and shal driue them out, & shortly shall he brynge the to naught, as the LORDE hath promysed the. (Therefore shalt thou/you know this day, that the LORD yi God goeth/goes before them, a cosumynge fyre. He shall destroy them, and shall subdue them before them, and shall drive them out, and shortly shall he bring the to naught, as the LORD hath/has promised them.)
WyclTherfor thou schalt wite to dai, that thi Lord God hym silf schal passe bifor thee; he is a fier deuourynge and wastynge, that schal al to breke hem, and schal do awei, and destrie bifor thi face swiftli, as he spak to thee. (Therefore thou/you shalt wite today, that thy/your Lord God himself shall pass before thee/you; he is a fire deuourynge and wastynge, that shall all to breke them, and shall do away, and destrie before thy/your face swiftli, as he spake to thee/you.)
LuthSo sollst du wissen heute, daß der HErr, dein GOtt, gehet vor dir her, ein verzehrend Feuer. Er wird sie vertilgen und wird sie unterwerfen vor dir her und wird sie vertreiben und umbringen bald, wie dir der HErr geredet hat. (So should you wissen heute, that the/of_the LORD, your God, gehet before/in_front_of you/to_you her, a verzehrend fire. He becomes they/she/them vertilgen and becomes they/she/them unterwerfen before/in_front_of you/to_you her and becomes they/she/them vertreiben and umbringen bald, like you/to_you the/of_the LORD geredet has.)
ClVgScies ergo hodie quod Dominus Deus tuus ipse transibit ante te, ignis devorans atque consumens, qui conterat eos, et deleat atque disperdat ante faciem tuam velociter, sicut locutus est tibi: (Scies therefore hodie that Master God tuus exactly_that/himself transibit before you(sg), ignis devorans atque consumens, who conterat them, and deleat atque disperdat before face tuam velociter, like spoke it_is tibi: )
9:3 The graphic metaphor like a devouring fire depicts God’s war against his enemies (see 1:30). God will not just use fire but will himself be a raging inferno, consuming everything in his path. In the end, Israel would simply have to step in and occupy the subdued land.
Here know means “experience.” Moses is speaking of knowing as experiencing for oneself the things he is describing. He is telling them what lies ahead of them. Alternate translation: “And you shall experience”
Here Moses is speaking of Yahweh's response, when he is jealous, as if it were a devouring fire. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is a destroyer of people who disobey him, just as a fire burns its fuel to ashes”
These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “he will destroy them; indeed, he will subdue them before your faces”
For emphasis, Moses is stating the pronoun he, whose meaning is already included in the verbs destroy and subdue. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. The ULT does so by using the intensive pronoun himself. Alternate translation: “it is he who will destroy them, and it is he who will subdue them”
Here, face represents the presence of a person. 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”
Though located in the arid desert region south of Israel, the town of Kadesh-barnea was relatively well supplied with water, making it one of the most important oases in the entire region. Multiple springs can be found within 6 miles (10 km) of Kadesh, including Ain Qedeis (possibly Hazar-addar), Ain el-Qudeirat (Kadesh-barnea), el-Qoseimeh (possibly Karka), and el-Muweilah (possibly Azmon), all of which drain into the Wadi al-Arish, likely the biblical Brook of Egypt, about 14 miles (23 km) to the west. Kadesh and its springs are sandwiched between the biblical locations of the Wilderness of Zin and the Wilderness of Paran, which explains why Kadesh is sometimes associated in Scripture with Zin (Numbers 20:1; 33:36; Deuteronomy 32:51) and other times with Paran (Numbers 13:26). The site is first mentioned in Scripture as one of the places through which Chedorlaomer’s army passed on its way to reconquer the cities of the plain (Genesis 14), and apparently at that time it was called Enmishpat, meaning “spring of judgment” (see “The Battle at the Valley of Siddim” map). Later Kadesh became a central location for the Israelites after they left Mount Sinai (and possibly before this as they traveled to Mount Sinai; see “The Route of the Exodus” map) and prepared to enter Canaan. From there they sent spies to scout out the land, but when the spies returned with an intimidating report about the inhabitants of Canaan, the people became afraid and longed to return to Egypt (Numbers 13-14; Deuteronomy 1:19-45). As punishment, the Lord condemned that generation to wander in the wilderness, apparently in the general area of Kadesh, until the people died off. Moses’ sister Miriam later died at Kadesh and was buried there (Numbers 20:1). Then, when the springs of Kadesh must have been producing little water, the people became angry with Moses again, so he struck a rock, causing water to flow from it (Numbers 20:2-13). After this, Moses called the place Meribah, meaning “quarreling” (Numbers 13; see also Numbers 20:24; 27:14; Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalm 81:7; 95:8; 106:32). It was also from Kadesh that Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, asking permission to pass through his land as the Israelites made their way to Canaan. When the king of Edom refused, they turned back and traveled to Mount Hor instead (Numbers 20:14-22; Deuteronomy 1:46-2:1; Judges 11:16-17; see “The Journey to Abel-Shittim” map). After the Israelites entered Canaan, Kadesh marked the extreme southern boundary of Israel’s land (Numbers 33:4; Joshua 10:41; 15:3). Kadesh is never explicitly mentioned in Scripture after this except in reference to earlier events that happened there.
