Deuteronomy 31:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 31:21 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 →
וְ֠הָיָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תִמְצֶ֨אןָ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֹת֜וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
רָע֣וֹת
raʻ
H7451
evil
רַבּוֹת֮
rab
H7227
many
וְצָרוֹת֒
tsârâh
H6869
distress
וְ֠עָנְתָה
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
הַשִּׁירָ֨ה
shîyr
H7892
song
הַזֹּ֤את
zôʼth
H2063
this
לְפָנָיו֙
pânîym
H6440
face
לְעֵ֔ד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשָּׁכַ֖ח
shâkach
H7911
to forget
מִפִּ֣י
peh
H6310
mouth
זַרְע֑וֹ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
יָדַ֣עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יִצְר֗וֹ
yêtser
H3336
form
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
ה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עֹשֶׂה֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
בְּטֶ֣רֶם
ṭerem
H2962
before
אֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נִשְׁבָּֽעְתִּי
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall happen, when many evils and troubles are come on them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will be, when many evils and troubles find him, then this song will testify to his face as a witness (for it will not be forgotten from the mouths of his seed). For I know the intent that he is making today, before I have brought him into the land that I promised.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).