Deuteronomy 29:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;”
Deuteronomy 29:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 29:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 29:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“lest there should be among you man, woman, family, or tribe whose heart turns away today from Yahweh our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that produces bitter poison;”
Deuteronomy 29:18 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 29:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from Jehovah our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; ”
Deuteronomy 29:18 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 29:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“lest there be among you a man or woman, or family or tribe, whose heart is turning to-day from Jehovah our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations, lest there be in you a root fruitful of gall and wormwood:”
Deuteronomy 29:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 29:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from Jehovah ourGod, to go and serve thegods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood, ”
Deuteronomy 29:18 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 29:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That there should not be among you man nor woman, nor familie, nor tribe, which should turne his heart away this day from the Lord our God, to goe and serue the gods of these nations, and that there shoulde not be among you any roote that bringeth forth gall and wormewood,”
Deuteronomy 29:18 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 29:18 in Context — Deuteronomy 29
16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;
17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
20 The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.
What Does Deuteronomy 29:18 Mean?
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