Deuteronomy 4:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 4:26 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 →
הַעִידֹתִי֩
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
בָכֶ֨ם
הַיּ֜וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאָ֗רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָבֹ֣ד
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
תֹּאבֵדוּן֮
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
מַהֵר֒
mahêr
H4118
swift
מֵעַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּ֜ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֹבְרִ֧ים
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן
Yardên
H3383
Jordan
שָׁ֖מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן
ʼârak
H748
to be long
יָמִים֙
yôwm
H3117
day
עָלֶ֔יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הִשָּׁמֵ֖ד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
תִּשָּׁמֵדֽוּן
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
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World English Bible Public Domain
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto you go over the Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days on it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
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King James Version Public Domain
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I will make the heavens and the earth witness against you today, that perishing, you will perish quickly from the land to which you are going over the Jordan to possess it. You will not prolong days on it, but being destroyed, you will be destroyed.
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