Deuteronomy 18:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 18:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אַ֣ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
הַנָּבִ֡יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָזִיד֩
zûwd
H2102
to act presumptuously
לְדַבֵּ֨ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
דָּבָ֜ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
בִּשְׁמִ֗י
shêm
H8034
name
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
צִוִּיתִיו֙
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
לְדַבֵּ֔ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְדַבֵּ֔ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בְּשֵׁ֖ם
shêm
H8034
name
אֱלֹהִ֣ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲחֵרִ֑ים
ʼachêr
H312
other
וּמֵ֖ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַנָּבִ֥יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הַהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the prophet, who shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak or who speaks in the name of other gods, then that prophet shall die.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).