Deuteronomy 5:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 5:23 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤ם
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַקּוֹל֙
qôwl
H6963
voice
מִתּ֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
וְהָהָ֖ר
har
H2022
mountain
בֹּעֵ֣ר
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
בָּאֵ֑שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן
qârab
H7126
to approach
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
רָאשֵׁ֥י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
וְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם
zâqên
H2205
old
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when you heard the voice in the midst of the darkness, and the mountain was burning with fire, then you approached me—all the heads of your tribes and your elders.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).