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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire—as you did—and survived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Did <i>ever</i> people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Did <i>any</i> people <i>ever</i> hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Has <i>any</i> people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard <i>it,</i> and survived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Has any people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard it, and survived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Has <i>any</i> people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard <i>it</i>, and survived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Has <i>any</i> people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard <i>it</i>, and lived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Did [any] people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you heard, and [still] live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Has a people heard God’s voice speaking from the fire as you have, and lived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Has a people heard God&#8217s voice speaking from the fire as you have, and lived? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Have any [other] people ever heard God speak from a fire and lived? You did!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Have any people ever lived after hearing a god speak to them from a fire, as you have? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Has any people heard the voice of God speaking from the middle of a fire just as you did, and survived it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Have a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the middle of fire, as you yourselves have, and lived to tell about it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Did a people ever hear the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as you have heard, and live? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Has a people heard the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, you—and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hath a people heard the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, thou -- and doth live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Did people hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire as thou didst hear, and shall live?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That a people should hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of fire, as thou hast heard, and lived: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />that a people would hear the voice of God, speaking from the midst of fire, just as you have heard it, and live,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Has any people ever heard the voice of a god speaking out of a fire, as you have heard, and lived?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Did any other people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If another people heard the voice of God who speaks from within fire as you heard, and you lived?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />if a nation have heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard and hast lived;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1447" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">The LORD Alone is God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32</span>Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported? <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘ām (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Has a people</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: hă·šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">ever heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: mə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ- (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">out of</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: hā·’êš (Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">the fire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer- (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">have,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: way·ye·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and lived?</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-22.htm">Exodus 20:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19</a></span><br />And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Exodus 20:18-19</a></span><br />When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance. / “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Exodus 24:16-17</a></span><br />and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a></span><br />Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-5</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24-28</a></span><br />When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings. / And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered. / Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. / The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Psalm 68:8</a></span><br />the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Hebrews 12:18-21</a></span><br />For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; / to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. / For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38</a></span><br />He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-53.htm">Acts 7:53</a></span><br />you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-6</a></span><br />As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. / He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” / “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">2 Corinthians 3:7-8</a></span><br />Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as you have heard, and live?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24-26</a></b></br> For the LORD thy God <i>is</i> a consuming fire, <i>even</i> a jealous God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-10.htm">Deuteronomy 9:10</a></b></br> And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them <i>was written</i> according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18,19</a></b></br> And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-32.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/numbers/14-38.htm">Survived</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-40.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-26.htm">Survived</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Recapitulation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Has a people ever heard the voice of God</b><br>This phrase highlights the unique experience of the Israelites at Mount Sinai, where they directly heard God's voice. This event is unparalleled in history, emphasizing the special covenant relationship between God and Israel. It underscores the divine revelation given to them, setting them apart from other nations. The hearing of God's voice is a testament to His desire to communicate directly with His chosen people, a privilege not granted to any other nation.<p><b>speaking out of the fire,</b><br>The fire represents God's presence and holiness, often associated with divine revelation and judgment. At Mount Sinai, the fire symbolized God's glory and power, instilling awe and reverence among the Israelites. Fire as a medium of divine communication is seen elsewhere in the Bible, such as in the burning bush encountered by Moses (<a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a>). This imagery reinforces the idea of God's unapproachable holiness and the seriousness of His covenant.<p><b>as you have,</b><br>This phrase personalizes the experience for the Israelites, reminding them of their direct encounter with God. It serves as a call to remember their unique history and the responsibilities that come with being God's chosen people. The personal nature of this encounter is meant to inspire faithfulness and obedience to God's commandments, as they have witnessed His power and presence firsthand.<p><b>and lived?</b><br>The survival of the Israelites after hearing God's voice is significant, as it underscores God's mercy and grace. In the ancient Near Eastern context, encountering a deity was often associated with fear and potential death due to the overwhelming holiness and power of the divine. The fact that the Israelites lived after such an encounter highlights God's protective nature and His desire for a relationship with His people. This also foreshadows the ultimate mediation of Jesus Christ, who bridges the gap between a holy God and sinful humanity, allowing for a direct relationship with God without fear of death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering this message. He is reminding the people of their unique experience with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who experienced His presence and heard His voice at Mount Sinai.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses and spoke to the Israelites from the fire.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who speaks to His people, demonstrating His power and presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fire.htm">The Fire</a></b><br>Represents God's holy presence and His method of communicating with the Israelites at Sinai.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_uniqueness_of_god's_revelation.htm">The Uniqueness of God's Revelation</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience of hearing God's voice from the fire was unparalleled. This underscores the unique relationship between God and His chosen people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's presence in the fire signifies His holiness and power. We must approach Him with reverence and awe, recognizing His majesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_to_communicate.htm">God's Desire to Communicate</a></b><br>God desires to communicate with His people. While the Israelites heard His voice from the fire, today, He speaks through His Word and the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The Israelites' survival after hearing God's voice emphasizes the importance of the fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_response_to_god's_voice.htm">Living in Response to God's Voice</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to live in obedience to God's commands after hearing His voice, we too are called to live in obedience to His Word today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_deut._5_4_be_verified_historically.htm">Deuteronomy 5:4 states God spoke 'face to face' with Israel; how can this be verified historically or scientifically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_no_prophet_like_moses_arose.htm">How can Deut. 34:10 claim no prophet like Moses ever arose when other prophets performed significant miracles too?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_severe_punishment_for_unclean_priests.htm">In Leviticus 22:3, why would a loving God issue such a severe punishment for priests who approach holy things while unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_1m_israelites_survive_40_years.htm">How could over a million Israelites survive in the desert for 40 years without leaving archaeological evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - (Cf. ver. <COMMENTARY/VERSE_ONLY:Deuteronomy 4:12; Deuteronomy 5:22-26; Genesis 16:13.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Has a people</span><br /><span class="heb">עָם֩</span> <span class="translit">(‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ever heard</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲשָׁ֣מַֽע</span> <span class="translit">(hă·šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the voice</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֨וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֜ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaking</span><br /><span class="heb">מְדַבֵּ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתּוֹךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tō·wḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fire,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֛שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֥עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lived?</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּֽחִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">Deuteronomy 4:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/4-33.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:33 Did ever a people hear the voice (Deut. 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