Deuteronomy 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 4:1 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 →
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שְׁמַ֤ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַֽחֻקִּים֙
chôq
H2706
statute
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָֽנֹכִ֛י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מְלַמֵּ֥ד
lâmad
H3925
to learn
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּֽחְי֗וּ
châyâh
H2421
to live
וּבָאתֶם֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם
yârash
H3423
to inherit
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם
ʼâb
H1
father
נֹתֵ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances that I will teach you to do so that you will live and go in and possess the land that Yahweh, the God of your fathers, is giving to you.
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