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Deuteronomy 5:25
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23 a“So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.  
24 And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and awe have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he bstill lives.  
25 Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; aif we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die.  
26 aFor who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?  
27 You go near and hear all that the Lord our God may say, and atell us all that the Lord our God says to you, and we will hear and do it.’  
28 “Then the Lord heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me: ‘I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. aThey are right in all that they have spoken.  
29 aOh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and balways keep all My commandments, cthat it might be well with them and with their children forever!  
30 Go and say to them, “Return to your tents.”
31 But as for you, stand here by Me, aand I will speak to you all the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I am giving them to possess.’  
Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 5:25

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American Standard Version
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.

Amplified® Bible
Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, we shall die.

Contemporary English Version
But we don't want to take a chance on being killed by that terrible fire, and if we keep on hearing the LORD's voice, we will die.

Darby English Version
And now, why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, we shall die.

Good News Bible
But why should we risk death again? That terrible fire will destroy us. We are sure to die if we hear the LORD our God speak again.

King James Version
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

New American Standard Bible
`Now then why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer, then we will die.

New International Version
But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.

New King James Version
Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the LORD our God anymore, then we shall die.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' Now then why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer, then we will die.

Revised Standard Version
Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, we shall die.

Young's Literal Translation
`And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire -- if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more -- then we have died.


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