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OET (OET-RV) “Don’t be afraid,” Mosheh responded, “because God has come to test you so that the fear of him will remain with you so that you all won’t disobey him.”
OET-LV And_ Mosheh _he/it_said to the_people do_not be_afraid if/because in_in/on/at/with_order_to to_put_to_the_test DOM_you_all he_has_come the_ʼElohīm and_in/on/at/with_so_that it_may_be fear_of_him on your_all’s_faces to_not you_all_will_sin.
UHB וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־הָעָם֮ אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒ כִּ֗י לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ נַסּ֣וֹת אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּ֖א הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבַעֲב֗וּר תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer mosheh ʼel-hāˊām ʼal-tīrāʼū kiy ləⱱaˊₐⱱūr naşşōt ʼetkem bāʼ hāʼₑlohim ūⱱaˊₐⱱūr tihyeh yirʼātō ˊal-pənēykem ləⱱiltiy teḩₑţāʼū.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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 Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Μωυσῆς, θαρσεῖτε· ἕνεκεν γὰρ τοῦ πειράσαι ὑμᾶς παρεγενήθη ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ὅπως ἂν γένηται ὁ φόβος αὐτοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἁμαρτάνητε.
(Kai legei autois Mōusaʸs, tharseite; heneken gar tou peirasai humas paregenaʸthaʸ ho Theos pros humas, hopōs an genaʸtai ho fobos autou en humin, hina maʸ hamartanaʸte. )
BrTr And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.
ULT And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you so that the fear of him may be above your faces and so that you do not sin.”
UST Moses replied to the people, “Do not be afraid! God has come to observe how you will behave. He wants you to honor him and to not sin.”
BSB “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB No OEB EXO book available
WEBBE Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin.”
LSV And Moses says to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to try you, and in order that His fear may be before your faces—that you do not sin.”
FBV Moses told them, “Do not be afraid, for God has only come to test you. He wants you to be in awe of him so that you don't sin.”
T4T Moses/I replied, “Do not be afraid! God has come to determine/test how you will behave. He wants you to revere him, and to not sin.”
LEB No LEB EXO book available
BBE And Moses said to the people, Have no fear: for God has come to put you to the test, so that fearing him you may be kept from sin.
Moff No Moff EXO book available
JPS (20-17) And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin not.'
ASV And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
DRA And Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.
YLT And Moses saith unto the people, 'Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces — that ye sin not.'
Drby And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for [fn]God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
20.20 Elohim
RV And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
(And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye/you_all sin not. )
SLT And Moses will say to the people, Ye shall not fear; for for this cause God came to try you, that his fear shall be to your faces, so that ye shall not sin.
Wbstr And Moses said to the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
KJB-1769 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
(And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye/you_all sin not. )
KJB-1611 And Moses said vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to prooue you, and that his feare may bee before your faces, that ye sinne not.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps EXO book available
Gnva Then Moses sayde vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to proue you, and that his feare may be before you, that ye sinne not.
(Then Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye/you_all sin not. )
Cvdl No Cvdl EXO book available
Wycl No Wycl EXO book available
Luth No Luth EXO book available
ClVg Et ait Moyses ad populum: Nolite timere: ut enim probaret vos venit Deus, et ut terror illius esset in vobis, et non peccaretis.[fn]
(And he_said Moyses to the_people: Don't timere: as because would_prove you he_came God, and as terror of_that was in/into/on to_you, and not/no to_sintis. )
20.20 Nolite timere, etc. AUG., quæst. 74. Sic illi cohibendi erant a peccatis, timendo scilicet ne pœnas sensibiles paterentur; quia nondum poterant amare justitiam, et tentabantur a Domino, ut appareret cujusmodi essent; non ut Deo noti fierent qualescunque essent, quem non latebat, sed ut inter se et sibimetipsis.
20.20 Don't timere, etc. AUG., quæst. 74. So them cohibendi they_were from sins, timendo namely not pœnas sensibiles to_sufferntur; because nondum they_could amare justice, and tentabantur from Master, as appareret whosemodi essent; not/no as to_God noti they_would_be qualescunque essent, which not/no latebat, but as between himself and to_himselfmetipsis.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT EXO book available
20:18-26 This interlude is about access to God. The first part (20:18-21) deals with the need for a mediator between the people and God. In 20:22-26, we find the appropriate form for an altar in the interval before God revealed his plans for a more permanent sanctuary (see 25:1–30:28).
וּבַעֲב֗וּר תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י תֶחֱטָֽאוּ
and,in/on/at/with,so_that you(ms)_will_be fear_of,him on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in your_all's=faces to=not sin
Alternate translation: [so that you will honor him and not sin]
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם
you(ms)_will_be fear_of,him on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in your_all's=faces
Here, fear is spoken of as something that could be above their faces. This means that they would be continually thinking about honoring God. It is similar to the image in [Exodus 13:16](../13/16.md). If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you will live always reverencing him]