Deuteronomy 4 · Verse 36

Deuteronomy 4:36

Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 4:36, King James Version

Deuteronomy 4:36 in other translations

BSBHe let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.
WEBOut of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct you. On earth he made you to see his great fire; and you heard his words out of the middle of the fire.
ASVOut of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
YLT‘From the heavens He hath caused thee to hear His voice, to instruct thee, and on earth He hath shewed thee His great fire, and His words thou hast heard out of the midst of the fire.
DARBYFrom the heavens he made thee hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and on the earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words from the midst of the fire.
BBEOut of heaven itself his voice came to you, teaching you; and on earth he let you see his great fire; and his words came to your ears out of the heart of the fire.
WebsterOut of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardst his words from the midst of the fire.

What does Deuteronomy 4:36 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:24-40

Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. Did we consider what a God he is with whom we have to do, we should surely make conscience of our duty to him, and not dare to sin against him. Shall we forsake a merciful God, who will never forsake us, if we are faithful unto him? Whither can we go? Let us be held to our duty by the bonds of love, and prevailed with by the mercies of God to cleave to him…

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Deuteronomy 4:36 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
הִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥hish.mi.'a.Khahe caused to hear youH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קֹל֖וֹko.Lovoice hisH6963
לְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּle.ya.se.Re.kato discipline youH3256
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
הֶרְאֲךָ֙her.'a.Khahe showed youH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אִשּׁ֣וֹ'i.Shofire hisH784
הַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.Lah<the> greatH1419
וּדְבָרָ֥יוu.de.va.Ravand words hisH1697
שָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.tayou heardH8085
מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle ofH8432
הָאֵֽשׁ\׃ha.'Eshthe fireH784

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 4:36

  • Exodus 19:19

    And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

  • Exodus 19:9

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.

  • 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?

  • Nehemiah 9:13

    Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

  • Exodus 20:18-22

    And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. …

  • Exodus 24:16

    And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

  • Hebrews 12:18

    For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

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33; Ex 19:9,19; 20:18-22; 24:16; Ne 9:13; Heb 12:18,25

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 4:35

    Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.

  • Deuteronomy 4:36

    Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

  • Deuteronomy 4:37

    And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

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Deuteronomy 4:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De los cielos te hizo oir su voz, para enseñarte: y sobre la tierra te mostró su gran fuego: y has oído sus palabras de en medio del fuego.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Des cieux, il t’a fait entendre sa voix pour t’instruire, et, sur la terre, il t’a fait voir son grand feu, et tu as entendu ses paroles du milieu du feu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Vom Himmel her hat er dich seine Stimme hören lassen, um dich zu unterweisen; und auf der Erde hat er dich sein großes Feuer sehen lassen, und mitten aus dem Feuer hast du seine Worte gehört.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
De cælo te fecit audire vocem suam, ut doceret te, et in terra ostendit tibi ignem suum maximum, et audisti verba illius de medio ignis: