Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 6:20
American Standard Version
When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?
Amplified® Bible
When your son asks you in time to come, What is the meaning of the testimonies and statutes and precepts which the Lord our God has commanded you?
Contemporary English Version
Someday your children will ask, "Why did the LORD give us these laws and teachings?"
Darby English Version
When thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?
Good News Bible
"In times to come your children will ask you, 'Why did the LORD our God command us to obey all these laws?'
King James Version
And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
New American Standard Bible
"When your son asks you in time to come, saying, `What {do} the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments {mean} which the LORD our God commanded you?'
New International Version
In the future, when your son asks you, "What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the LORD our God has commanded you?"
New King James Version
“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD our God has commanded you?’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which the LORD our God commanded you?'
Revised Standard Version
"When your son asks you in time to come, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD our God has commanded you?'
Young's Literal Translation
`When thy son asketh thee hereafter, saying, What `are' the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?
