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the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Deuteronomy 18:17
The Lord then said to me, "What they have said is good.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
Then the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
The LORD said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
King James Version
And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.
English Standard Version
And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken.
And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken.
New Century Version
So the Lord said to me, "What they have said is good.
So the Lord said to me, "What they have said is good.
Amplified Bible
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
New American Standard Bible
"And the LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
"And the LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord sayde vnto me, They haue well spoken.
And the Lord sayde vnto me, They haue well spoken.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord told me: Moses, they have said the right thing.
Then the Lord told me: Moses, they have said the right thing.
Complete Jewish Bible
On that occasion Adonai said to me, ‘They are right in what they are saying.
On that occasion Adonai said to me, ‘They are right in what they are saying.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Easy-to-Read Version
"The Lord said to me, ‘What they ask for is good.
"The Lord said to me, ‘What they ask for is good.
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said to me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
And the LORD said to me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Good News Translation
So the Lord said to me, ‘They have made a wise request.
So the Lord said to me, ‘They have made a wise request.
Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to me, They have spoken well, what they have said.
And Jehovah said to me, They have spoken well, what they have said.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye LORDE saide vnto me: They haue well spoken.
And ye LORDE saide vnto me: They haue well spoken.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said.
Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde sayde vnto me: They haue well spoken.
And the Lorde sayde vnto me: They haue well spoken.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto me: 'They have well said that which they have spoken.
And the LORD said unto me: 'They have well said that which they have spoken.
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord said vnto mee, They haue well spoken that which they haue spoken.
And the Lord said vnto mee, They haue well spoken that which they haue spoken.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to thee.
And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to thee.
English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
And the LORD said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "They have spoken well.
Then the LORD said to me, "They have spoken well.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to me, Thei spaken wel alle thingis.
And the Lord seide to me, Thei spaken wel alle thingis.
Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken;
and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken;
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said to me, They have said well that which they have spoken.
And Yahweh said to me, They have said well that which they have spoken.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to me, They have well [spoken of that] which they have spoken.
And the LORD said to me, They have well [spoken of that] which they have spoken.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
Yahweh said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
New King James Version
"And the LORD said to me: "What they have spoken is good.
"And the LORD said to me: "What they have spoken is good.
New Living Translation
"Then the Lord said to me, ‘What they have said is right.
"Then the Lord said to me, ‘What they have said is right.
New Life Bible
And the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
And the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
New Revised Standard
Then the Lord replied to me: "They are right in what they have said.
Then the Lord replied to me: "They are right in what they have said.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said unto me: They have well said what they have spoken.
And Yahweh said unto me: They have well said what they have spoken.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: They have spoken all things well.
And the Lord said to me: They have spoken all things well.
Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to me, 'They have rightly said all that they have spoken.
And the LORD said to me, 'They have rightly said all that they have spoken.
THE MESSAGE
And God said to me, "They're right; they've spoken the truth. I'll raise up for them a prophet like you from their kinsmen. I'll tell him what to say and he will pass on to them everything I command him. And anyone who won't listen to my words spoken by him, I will personally hold responsible.
And God said to me, "They're right; they've spoken the truth. I'll raise up for them a prophet like you from their kinsmen. I'll tell him what to say and he will pass on to them everything I command him. And anyone who won't listen to my words spoken by him, I will personally hold responsible.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
Contextual Overview
15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you—from your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him. 16 This accords with what happened at Horeb in the day of the assembly. You asked the Lord your God: "Please do not make us hear the voice of the Lord our God any more or see this great fire any more lest we die." 17 The Lord then said to me, "What they have said is good. 18 I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command. 19 I will personally hold responsible anyone who then pays no attention to the words that prophet speaks in my name. 20 "But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. 21 Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord ?'— 22 whenever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him."
Bible Verse Review
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Deuteronomy 5:28
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 1:12 - Thou hast
Cross-References
Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord .
Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord .
2 Kings 4:27
But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said, "Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The Lord has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn't tell me about it."
But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said, "Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The Lord has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn't tell me about it."
2 Chronicles 20:7
Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.
Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.
Psalms 25:14
The Lord 's loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
The Lord 's loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
John 15:15
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
James 2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, " Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness ," and he was called God's friend.
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, " Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness ," and he was called God's friend.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord said unto me,.... Unto Moses, who carried the above request to the Lord:
they have well spoken that which they have spoken; see Deuteronomy 5:28.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The ancient fathers of the Church and the generality of modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from the New Testament alone that the Messianic was the accredited interpretation among the Jews at the beginning of the Christian era (compare the marginal references, and John 4:25); nor can our Lord Himself, when He declares that Moses “wrote of Him” John 5:45-47, be supposed to have any other words more directly in view than these, the only words in which Moses, speaking in his own person, gives any prediction of the kind. But the verses seem to have a further, no less evident if subsidiary, reference to a prophetical order which should stand from time to time, as Moses had done, between God and the people; which should make known God’s will to the latter; which should by its presence render it unnecessary either that God should address the people directly, as at Sinai (Deuteronomy 18:16; compare Deuteronomy 5:25 ff), or that the people themselves in lack of counsel should resort to the superstitions of the pagan.
In fact, in the words before us, Moses gives promise both of a prophetic order, and of the Messiah in particular as its chief; of a line of prophets culminating in one eminent individual. And in proportion as we see in our Lord the characteristics of the prophet most perfectly exhibited, so must we regard the promise of Moses as in Him most completely accomplished.
