Deuteronomy 30:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 30:19 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 →
הַעִידֹ֨תִי
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
בָכֶ֣ם
הַיּוֹם֮
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָרֶץ֒
ʼerets
H776
land
הַחַיִּ֤ים
chay
H2416
living
וְהַמָּ֨וֶת֙
mâveth
H4194
death
נָתַ֣תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
הַבְּרָכָ֖ה
Bᵉrâkâh
H1293
blessing
וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙
bâchar
H977
to choose
בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
לְמַ֥עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּחְיֶ֖ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְזַרְעֶֽךָ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
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World English Bible Public Domain
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that you may live, you and your seed;
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King James Version Public Domain
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I call the heavens and the earth to witness against you today: I have set to your faces life and death, the blessings and the curses; that you would choose life that you may live, you and your seed,
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