Deuteronomy 5:26
New International Version
For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived?

New Living Translation
Can any living thing hear the voice of the living God from the heart of the fire as we did and yet survive?

English Standard Version
For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire as we have, and has still lived?

Berean Standard Bible
For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

King James Bible
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

New King James Version
For 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?

New American Standard Bible
For who is there of humanity who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

NASB 1995
For 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?

NASB 1977
‘For 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?

Legacy Standard Bible
For 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?

Amplified Bible
For who is there of all flesh (mankind) who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Christian Standard Bible
For who out of all humanity has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and lived?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For who out of all mankind has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and lived?

American Standard Version
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For who is the son of flesh like us who hears the voice of the living God who speaks from within fire and lives?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For what flesh is there which has heard the voice of the living God, speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have heard, and shall live?

Contemporary English Version
Has anyone else ever heard the only true God speaking from fire, as we have? And even if they have, would they live to tell about it?

Douay-Rheims Bible
What is all flesh, that it should hear the voice of the living God, who speaketh out of the midst of the fire, as we have heard, and be able to live?

English Revised Version
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who has ever heard the voice of the living God speak from a fire, as we did, and lived?

Good News Translation
Has any human being ever lived after hearing the living God speak from a fire?

International Standard Version
For what mortal man has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire like we did, and lived?

JPS Tanakh 1917
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Literal Standard Version
For who of all flesh [is] he who has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us, and lives?

Majority Standard Bible
For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

New American Bible
For what mortal has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of fire, as we have, and lived?

NET Bible
Who is there from the entire human race who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived?

New Revised Standard Version
For who is there of all flesh that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and remained alive?

New Heart English Bible
For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Webster's Bible Translation
For who is there of all flesh that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

World English Bible
For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Young's Literal Translation
For who of all flesh is he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us -- and doth live?

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Moses Intercedes for the People
25But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer. 26For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived? 27Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”…

Cross References
Exodus 20:22
Then the LORD said to Moses, "This is what you are to tell the Israelites: 'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

Deuteronomy 5:27
Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey."

Joshua 3:10
He continued, "This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

Judges 13:22
"We are going to die," he said to his wife, "for we have seen God!"

1 Samuel 17:26
David asked the men who were standing with him, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"


Treasury of Scripture

For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Deuteronomy 4:33
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

all flesh

Genesis 6:12
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Isaiah 40:6
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

living

Joshua 3:10
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

Psalm 42:2
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 84:2
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

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Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

who
מִ֣י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

of all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

flesh
בָּשָׂ֡ר (bā·śār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

has heard
שָׁמַ֣ע (šā·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the voice
קוֹל֩ (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of the living
חַיִּ֜ים (ḥay·yîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

God
אֱלֹהִ֨ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

speaking
מְדַבֵּ֧ר (mə·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

out of
מִתּוֹךְ־ (mit·tō·wḵ-)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

the fire,
הָאֵ֛שׁ (hā·’êš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

as we [have],
כָּמֹ֖נוּ (kā·mō·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 3644: Like, as, when

and survived?
וַיֶּֽחִי׃ (way·ye·ḥî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive


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