Deuteronomy 31:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 31:20 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֲדָמָ֣ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לַאֲבֹתָ֗יו
ʼâb
H1
father
זָבַ֤ת
zûwb
H2100
to flow
חָלָב֙
châlâb
H2461
milk
וּדְבַ֔שׁ
dᵉbash
H1706
honey
וְאָכַ֥ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְשָׂבַ֖ע
sâbaʻ
H7646
to be satisfied
וְדָשֵׁ֑ן
dâshên
H1878
to be fat
וּפָנָ֞ה
pânâh
H6437
to turn
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹהִ֤ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲחֵרִים֙
ʼachêr
H312
other
וַעֲבָד֔וּם
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
וְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִי
nâʼats
H5006
to despise
וְהֵפֵ֖ר
pârar
H6565
to break
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּרִיתִֽי
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
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World English Bible Public Domain
For when I shall have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat; then will they turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.
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King James Version Public Domain
For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When I bring him to the land that I swore to his fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and he eats and becomes satisfied and fat, then he will turn to other gods, and they will serve them and they will despise me and he will break my covenant.
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