Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Then the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You kept hearing the sound of the words, but didn’t see a form; there was only a voice.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but you saw no form—only a voice.
King James Version
And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
International Standard Version
the LORD your God spoke from the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but you saw no form; there was only a voice.
A Conservative Version
And LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. Ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form, only a voice.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.
Amplified
Then the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of the words, but you saw no form—there was only a voice.
Bible in Basic English
And the voice of the Lord came to you out of the fire: the sound of his words came to your ears but you saw no form; there was nothing but a voice.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to you from the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will speak to you from the midst of the fire, ye hearing a voice of words, and ye seeing not an appearance, except a voice.
King James 2000
And the LORD spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of the words, but saw no form; only you heard a voice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh spoke to you from the midst of the fire; {you heard} a sound of words, but {you did not see} a form--only a voice.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the voice of the words, but saw no likeness, only a voice.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD spake unto you out of the fire and ye heard the voice of the words; But saw no image, save heard a voice only.
NET Bible
Then the Lord spoke to you from the middle of the fire; you heard speech but you could not see anything -- only a voice was heard.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.
The Emphasized Bible
Then spake Yahweh unto you out of the midst of the fire, - a voice of words, ye were hearing, no form, were ye seeing, there was only a voice.
Webster
And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; only [you heard] a voice.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And Jehovah speaketh unto you out of the midst of the fire; a voice of words ye are hearing and a similitude ye are not seeing, only a voice;
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Call To Obedience
11
You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire into the heavens and enveloped in a dense, black cloud.
12 Then the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You kept hearing the sound of the words, but didn’t see a form; there was only a voice.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 20:22
Then the Lord told Moses, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
Deuteronomy 5:4
The Lord spoke to you face to face from the fire on the mountain.
Deuteronomy 5:22
“The Lord spoke these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly from the fire, cloud, and thick darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
Deuteronomy 4:15
“For your own good, be extremely careful—because you did not see any form on the day the Lord spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb—
Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people heard God’s voice speaking from the fire as you have, and lived?
Deuteronomy 4:36
He let you hear His voice from heaven to instruct you.
Numbers 12:8
openly, and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the Lord.
So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
1 Kings 19:12-13
After the earthquake there was a fire,
Isaiah 30:21
and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one crying out:
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Isaiah 40:6
Another
“All humanity is grass,
and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.
Isaiah 40:18
What likeness will you compare Him to?
Matthew 3:3
For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make His paths straight!
Matthew 3:17
And there came a voice from heaven:
I take delight in Him!
Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered
I take delight in Him.
Listen to Him!
John 12:28-30
Then a voice
Colossians 1:15
the firstborn over all creation.
2 Peter 1:17-18
For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory:
I take delight in Him!