Deuteronomy 31:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 31:19 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 →
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
כִּתְב֤וּ
kâthab
H3789
to write
לָכֶם֙
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַשִּׁירָ֣ה
shîyr
H7892
song
הַזֹּ֔את
zôʼth
H2063
this
וְלַמְּדָ֥הּ
lâmad
H3925
to learn
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שִׂימָ֣הּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
בְּפִיהֶ֑ם
peh
H6310
mouth
לְמַ֨עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִּ֜י
הַשִּׁירָ֥ה
shîyr
H7892
song
הַזֹּ֛את
zôʼth
H2063
this
לְעֵ֖ד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
בִּבְנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore write you this song for you, and teach you it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, write this song for yourselves and teach it to the sons of Israel. Put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for me against the sons of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).