Deuteronomy 4:12

World English Bible (WEB)

The LORD spoke to you out of the middle of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.

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10 the day that you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb, when the LORD said to me, “Assemble the people to me, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.”

11 You came near and stood under the mountain. The mountain burned with fire to the heart of the sky, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

12 The LORD spoke to you out of the middle of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.

13 He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets.

14 The LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it.

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Deuteronomy 4:12 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: The LORD spoke to you out of the middle of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.
KJV 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.
ASV 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.
YLT Young's 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;
DBY 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.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.