Deuteronomy Chapter 5 verse 25 Holy Bible
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.
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Why then is death to be our fate? For if the voice of the Lord our God comes to us any more, death will overtake us, and we will be burned up in this great fire.
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And now, why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, we shall die.
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Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
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Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
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Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Yahweh our God any more, then we shall die.
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`And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire -- if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more -- then we have died.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut now,וְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timewhyלָ֣מָּה (lām·māh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatshould we die?נָמ֔וּת (nā·mūṯ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 4191: To die, to killForכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthisהַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ)Article | Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖ה (hag·gə·ḏō·lāh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentfireהָאֵ֥שׁ (hā·’êš)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 784: A firewill consume us,תֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּ (ṯō·ḵə·lê·nū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common pluralStrong's 398: To eatand we will die,וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ (wā·mā·ṯə·nū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common pluralStrong's 4191: To die, to killifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notweאֲנַ֗חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)Pronoun - first person common pluralStrong's 587: Wehearלִ֠שְׁמֹעַ (liš·mō·a‘)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlythe voiceק֨וֹל (qō·wl)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6963: A voice, soundof the LORDיְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelour Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeany longer.יֹסְפִ֣ים ׀ (yō·sə·p̄îm)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 3254: To add, augmentJump to PreviousAdd Burned Consume Death Die Died Hear Longer Overtake Voice