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World English Bible

Deuteronomy 31 (WEBP)

[1] Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
[2] He said to them, “I am one hundred twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. Yahweh has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’
[3] Yahweh your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will go over before you, as Yahweh has spoken.
[4] Yahweh will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them.
[5] Yahweh will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandment which I have commanded you.
[6] Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them, for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
[7] Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which Yahweh has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.
[8] Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
[9] Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
[10] Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of booths,
[11] when all Israel has come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
[12] Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and the foreigners who are within your gates, that they may hear, learn, fear Yahweh your God, and observe to do all the words of this law,
[13] and that their children, who have not known, may hear and learn to fear Yahweh your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the Jordan to possess it.”
[14] Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, your days approach that you must die. Call Joshua, and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, that I may commission him.” Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.
[15] Yahweh appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood over the Tent’s door.
[16] Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers. This people will rise up and play the prostitute after the strange gods of the land where they go to be among them, and will forsake me and break my covenant which I have made with them.
[17] Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Haven’t these evils come on us because our God is not among us?’
[18] I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.
[19] “Now therefore write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
[20] For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.
[21] It will happen, when many evils and troubles have come on them, that this song will testify before them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants; for I know their ways and what they are doing today, before I have brought them into the land which I promised them.”
[22] So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel.
[23] He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them. I will be with you.”
[24] When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
[25] Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, saying,
[26] “Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of Yahweh your God’s covenant, that it may be there for a witness against you.
[27] For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am yet alive with you today, you have been rebellious against Yahweh. How much more after my death?
[28] Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
[29] For I know that after my death you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn away from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will happen to you in the latter days, because you will do that which is evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”
[30] Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Deuteronomy 31 (KJVS)

[1] And Moses went () and spake () these words unto all Israel.
[2] And he said () unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can () no more go out () and come in: () also the Lord hath said () unto me, Thou shalt not go over () this Jordan.
[3] The Lord thy God, he will go over () before thee, and he will destroy () these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess () them: and Joshua, he shall go over () before thee, as the Lord hath said. ()
[4] And the Lord shall do () unto them as he did () to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. ()
[5] And the Lord shall give them up () before your face, that ye may do () unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded () you.
[6] Be strong () and of a good courage, () fear () not, nor be afraid () of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go () with thee; he will not fail () thee, nor forsake () thee.
[7] And Moses called () unto Joshua, and said () unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong () and of a good courage: () for thou must go () with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn () unto their fathers to give () them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit () it.
[8] And the Lord, he it is that doth go () before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail () thee, neither forsake () thee: fear () not, neither be dismayed. ()
[9] And Moses wrote () this law, and delivered () it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare () the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.
[10] And Moses commanded () them, saying, () At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
[11] when all Israel is come () to appear () before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, () thou shalt read () this law before all Israel in their hearing.
[12] Gather the people together, () men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, () and that they may learn, () and fear () the Lord your God, and observe () to do () all the words of this law:
[13] and that their children, which have not known () any thing, may hear, () and learn () to fear () the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over () Jordan to possess () it.
[14] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach () that thou must die: () call () Joshua, and present () yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. () And Moses and Joshua went, () and presented () themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
[15] And the Lord appeared () in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood () over the door of the tabernacle.
[16] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep () with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, () and go a whoring () after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go () to be among them, and will forsake () me, and break () my covenant which I have made () with them.
[17] Then my anger shall be kindled () against them in that day, and I will forsake () them, and I will hide () my face from them, and they shall be devoured, () and many evils and troubles shall befall () them; so that they will say () in that day, Are not these evils come () upon us, because our God is not among us?
[18] And I will surely () hide () my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, () in that they are turned () unto other gods.
[19] Now therefore write () ye this song for you, and teach () it the children of Israel: put () it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
[20] For when I shall have brought () them into the land which I sware () unto their fathers, that floweth () with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten () and filled () themselves, and waxen fat; () then will they turn () unto other gods, and serve () them, and provoke () me, and break () my covenant.
[21] And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen () them, that this song shall testify () against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten () out of the mouths of their seed: for I know () their imagination which they go about, () even now, before I have brought () them into the land which I sware. ()
[22] Moses therefore wrote () this song the same day, and taught () it the children of Israel.
[23] And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, () and said, () Be strong () and of a good courage: () for thou shalt bring () the children of Israel into the land which I sware () unto them: and I will be with thee.
[24] And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end () of writing () the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, ()
[25] that Moses commanded () the Levites, which bare () the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, ()
[26] Take () this book of the law, and put () it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
[27] For I know () thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious () against the Lord; and how much more after my death?
[28] Gather () unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, () that I may speak () these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record () against them.
[29] For I know () that after my death ye will utterly () corrupt () yourselves, and turn aside () from the way which I have commanded () you; and evil will befall () you in the latter days; because ye will do () evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger () through the work of your hands.
[30] And Moses spake () in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended. ()

Deuteronomy 31:16 Heb. lie down
Deuteronomy 31:17 Heb. find them
Deuteronomy 31:21a Heb. before
Deuteronomy 31:21b Heb. do

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Deuteronomy 31 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () συνετέλεσεν () Μωϋσῆς () λαλῶν () πάντας () τοὺς () λόγους () τούτους () πρὸς () πάντας () υἱοὺς () Ισραηλ· ()
[2] καὶ () εἶπεν πρὸς () αὐτούς () Ἑκατὸν () καὶ () εἴκοσι () ἐτῶν () ἐγώ () εἰμι () σήμερον, () οὐ () δυνήσομαι () ἔτι () εἰσπορεύεσθαι () καὶ () ἐκπορεύεσθαι, () κύριος () δὲ () εἶπεν πρός () με () Οὐ () διαβήσῃ () τὸν () Ιορδάνην () τοῦτον. ()
[3] Κύριος () ὁ () θεός () σου () ὁ () προπορευόμενος () πρὸ () προσώπου () σου () αὐτὸς () ἐξολεθρεύσει () τὰ () ἔθνη () ταῦτα () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () σου, () καὶ () κατακληρονομήσεις () αὐτούς· () καὶ () Ἰησοῦς () ὁ () προπορευόμενος () πρὸ () προσώπου () σου, () καθὰ () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος. ()
[4] Καὶ () ποιήσει () κύριος () αὐτοῖς () καθὰ () ἐποίησεν () Σηων καὶ () Ωγ, τοῖς () δυσὶ () βασιλεῦσιν () τῶν () Αμορραίων, οἳ () ἦσαν () πέραν () τοῦ () Ιορδάνου, () καὶ () τῇ () γῇ () αὐτῶν, () καθότι () ἐξωλέθρευσεν () αὐτούς. ()
[5] Καὶ () παρέδωκεν () αὐτοὺς () κύριος () ὑμῖν, () καὶ () ποιήσετε () αὐτοῖς () καθότι () ἐνετειλάμην () ὑμῖν. ()
[6] Ἀνδρίζου () καὶ () ἴσχυε, () μὴ () φοβοῦ μηδὲ () δειλία () μηδὲ () πτοηθῇς () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν, () ὅτι () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () σου () ὁ () προπορευόμενος () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () ἐν () ὑμῖν () οὐ () μή () σε () ἀνῇ () οὔτε () μή () σε () ἐγκαταλίπῃ. ()
[7] Καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () Μωϋσῆς () Ἰησοῦν () καὶ () εἶπεν αὐτῷ () ἔναντι () παντὸς () Ισραηλ () Ἀνδρίζου () καὶ () ἴσχυε· () σὺ () γὰρ () εἰσελεύσῃ () πρὸ () προσώπου () τοῦ () λαοῦ () τούτου () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν, () ἣν () ὤμοσεν () κύριος () τοῖς () πατράσιν () ἡμῶν () δοῦναι () αὐτοῖς, () καὶ () σὺ () κατακληρονομήσεις () αὐτὴν () αὐτοῖς· ()
[8] καὶ () κύριος () ὁ () συμπορευόμενος () μετὰ () σοῦ () οὐκ () ἀνήσει () σε () οὐδὲ () μὴ () ἐγκαταλίπῃ () σε· () μὴ () φοβοῦ μηδὲ () δειλία. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἔγραψεν () Μωϋσῆς () τὰ () ῥήματα () τοῦ () νόμου () τούτου () εἰς () βιβλίον () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () τοῖς () ἱερεῦσιν () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () Λευι () τοῖς () αἴρουσιν () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () τῆς () διαθήκης () κυρίου () καὶ () τοῖς () πρεσβυτέροις () τῶν () υἱῶν () Ισραηλ. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἐνετείλατο () αὐτοῖς () Μωϋσῆς () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () λέγων () Μετὰ () ἑπτὰ () ἔτη () ἐν () καιρῷ () ἐνιαυτοῦ () ἀφέσεως () ἐν () ἑορτῇ () σκηνοπηγίας ()
[11] ἐν () τῷ () συμπορεύεσθαι () πάντα () Ισραηλ () ὀφθῆναι () ἐνώπιον κυρίου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () σου () ἐν () τῷ () τόπῳ, () ᾧ () ἂν () ἐκλέξηται κύριος, () ἀναγνώσεσθε () τὸν () νόμον () τοῦτον () ἐναντίον () παντὸς () Ισραηλ () εἰς () τὰ () ὦτα () αὐτῶν· ()
[12] ἐκκλησιάσας τὸν () λαόν, () τοὺς () ἄνδρας () καὶ () τὰς () γυναῖκας () καὶ () τὰ () ἔκγονα () καὶ () τὸν () προσήλυτον () τὸν () ἐν () ταῖς () πόλεσιν () ὑμῶν, () ἵνα () ἀκούσωσιν () καὶ () ἵνα () μάθωσιν () φοβεῖσθαι κύριον () τὸν () θεὸν () ὑμῶν, () καὶ () ἀκούσονται () ποιεῖν () πάντας () τοὺς () λόγους () τοῦ () νόμου () τούτου· ()
[13] καὶ () οἱ () υἱοὶ () αὐτῶν, () οἳ () οὐκ () οἴδασιν, () ἀκούσονται () καὶ () μαθήσονται () φοβεῖσθαι κύριον () τὸν () θεὸν () ὑμῶν () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας, () ὅσας () αὐτοὶ () ζῶσιν () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () εἰς () ἣν () ὑμεῖς () διαβαίνετε () τὸν () Ιορδάνην () ἐκεῖ () κληρονομῆσαι () αὐτήν. ()
[14] Καὶ () εἶπεν κύριος () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () Ἰδοὺ () ἠγγίκασιν () αἱ () ἡμέραι () τοῦ () θανάτου () σου· () κάλεσον () Ἰησοῦν () καὶ () στῆτε () παρὰ () τὰς () θύρας () τῆς () σκηνῆς () τοῦ () μαρτυρίου, () καὶ () ἐντελοῦμαι () αὐτῷ. () Καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () Μωϋσῆς () καὶ () Ἰησοῦς () εἰς () τὴν () σκηνὴν () τοῦ () μαρτυρίου () καὶ () ἔστησαν () παρὰ () τὰς () θύρας () τῆς () σκηνῆς () τοῦ () μαρτυρίου. ()
[15] Καὶ () κατέβη () κύριος () ἐν () νεφέλῃ () καὶ () ἔστη () παρὰ () τὰς () θύρας () τῆς () σκηνῆς () τοῦ () μαρτυρίου, () καὶ () ἔστη () ὁ () στῦλος () τῆς () νεφέλης () παρὰ () τὰς () θύρας () τῆς () σκηνῆς. ()
[16] Καὶ () εἶπεν κύριος () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () Ἰδοὺ () σὺ () κοιμᾷ μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () σου, () καὶ () ἀναστὰς () ὁ () λαὸς () οὗτος () ἐκπορνεύσει () ὀπίσω () θεῶν () ἀλλοτρίων () τῆς () γῆς, () εἰς () ἣν () οὗτος () εἰσπορεύεται () ἐκεῖ () εἰς () αὐτήν, () καὶ () ἐγκαταλείψουσίν () με () καὶ () διασκεδάσουσιν τὴν () διαθήκην () μου, () ἣν () διεθέμην () αὐτοῖς. ()
[17] Καὶ () ὀργισθήσομαι () θυμῷ () εἰς () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () καὶ () καταλείψω () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () ἀποστρέψω () τὸ () πρόσωπόν () μου () ἀπ’ () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () ἔσται () κατάβρωμα, καὶ () εὑρήσουσιν () αὐτὸν () κακὰ () πολλὰ () καὶ () θλίψεις, () καὶ () ἐρεῖ () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () Διότι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () μου () ἐν () ἐμοί, () εὕροσάν () με () τὰ () κακὰ () ταῦτα. ()
[18] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () ἀποστροφῇ ἀποστρέψω () τὸ () πρόσωπόν () μου () ἀπ’ () αὐτῶν () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () διὰ () πάσας () τὰς () κακίας, () ἃς () ἐποίησαν, () ὅτι () ἐπέστρεψαν () ἐπὶ () θεοὺς () ἀλλοτρίους. ()
[19] Καὶ () νῦν () γράψατε () τὰ () ῥήματα () τῆς () ᾠδῆς () ταύτης () καὶ () διδάξετε () αὐτὴν () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἐμβαλεῖτε () αὐτὴν () εἰς () τὸ () στόμα () αὐτῶν, () ἵνα () γένηταί () μοι () ἡ () ᾠδὴ () αὕτη () εἰς () μαρτύριον () ἐν () υἱοῖς () Ισραηλ. ()
[20] Εἰσάξω () γὰρ () αὐτοὺς () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () τὴν () ἀγαθήν, () ἣν () ὤμοσα () τοῖς () πατράσιν () αὐτῶν () δοῦναι () αὐτοῖς, () γῆν () ῥέουσαν () γάλα () καὶ () μέλι, () καὶ () φάγονται () καὶ () ἐμπλησθέντες κορήσουσιν· καὶ () ἐπιστραφήσονται () ἐπὶ () θεοὺς () ἀλλοτρίους () καὶ () λατρεύσουσιν () αὐτοῖς () καὶ () παροξυνοῦσίν () με () καὶ () διασκεδάσουσιν τὴν () διαθήκην () μου. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἀντικαταστήσεται () ἡ () ᾠδὴ () αὕτη () κατὰ () πρόσωπον () μαρτυροῦσα, () οὐ () γὰρ () μὴ () ἐπιλησθῇ () ἀπὸ () στόματος () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἀπὸ () στόματος () τοῦ () σπέρματος () αὐτῶν· () ἐγὼ () γὰρ () οἶδα () τὴν () πονηρίαν () αὐτῶν, () ὅσα () ποιοῦσιν () ὧδε () σήμερον () πρὸ () τοῦ () εἰσαγαγεῖν () με () αὐτοὺς () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () τὴν () ἀγαθήν, () ἣν () ὤμοσα () τοῖς () πατράσιν () αὐτῶν. ()
[22] Καὶ () ἔγραψεν () Μωϋσῆς () τὴν () ᾠδὴν () ταύτην () ἐν () ἐκείνῃ () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () καὶ () ἐδίδαξεν () αὐτὴν () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () Ισραηλ. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἐνετείλατο () Μωϋσῆς () Ἰησοῖ () καὶ () εἶπεν αὐτῷ () Ἀνδρίζου () καὶ () ἴσχυε· () σὺ () γὰρ () εἰσάξεις () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () Ισραηλ () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν, () ἣν () ὤμοσεν () κύριος () αὐτοῖς, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἔσται () μετὰ () σοῦ. ()
[24] Ἡνίκα () δὲ () συνετέλεσεν () Μωϋσῆς () γράφων () πάντας () τοὺς () λόγους () τοῦ () νόμου () τούτου () εἰς () βιβλίον () ἕως () εἰς () τέλος, ()
[25] καὶ () ἐνετείλατο () τοῖς () Λευίταις () τοῖς () αἴρουσιν () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () τῆς () διαθήκης () κυρίου () λέγων ()
[26] Λαβόντες () τὸ () βιβλίον () τοῦ () νόμου () τούτου () θήσετε () αὐτὸ () ἐκ () πλαγίων τῆς () κιβωτοῦ () τῆς () διαθήκης () κυρίου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ὑμῶν, () καὶ () ἔσται () ἐκεῖ () ἐν () σοὶ () εἰς () μαρτύριον. ()
[27] Ὅτι () ἐγὼ () ἐπίσταμαι () τὸν () ἐρεθισμόν σου () καὶ () τὸν () τράχηλόν () σου () τὸν () σκληρόν· () ἔτι () γὰρ () ἐμοῦ () ζῶντος () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () σήμερον () παραπικραίνοντες () ἦτε () τὰ () πρὸς () τὸν () θεόν, () πῶς () οὐχὶ () καὶ () ἔσχατον () τοῦ () θανάτου () μου; ()
[28] Ἐκκλησιάσατε πρός () με () τοὺς () φυλάρχους ὑμῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () πρεσβυτέρους () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () κριτὰς () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () γραμματοεισαγωγεῖς ὑμῶν, () ἵνα () λαλήσω () εἰς () τὰ () ὦτα () αὐτῶν () πάντας () τοὺς () λόγους () τούτους () καὶ () διαμαρτύρωμαι () αὐτοῖς () τόν () τε () οὐρανὸν () καὶ () τὴν () γῆν· ()
[29] οἶδα () γὰρ () ὅτι () ἔσχατον () τῆς () τελευτῆς () μου () ἀνομίᾳ () ἀνομήσετε καὶ () ἐκκλινεῖτε () ἐκ () τῆς () ὁδοῦ, () ἧς () ἐνετειλάμην () ὑμῖν, () καὶ () συναντήσεται () ὑμῖν () τὰ () κακὰ () ἔσχατον () τῶν () ἡμερῶν, () ὅτι () ποιήσετε () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐναντίον () κυρίου () παροργίσαι () αὐτὸν () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔργοις () τῶν () χειρῶν () ὑμῶν. ()
[30] Καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () Μωϋσῆς () εἰς () τὰ () ὦτα () πάσης () ἐκκλησίας () Ισραηλ () τὰ () ῥήματα () τῆς () ᾠδῆς () ταύτης () ἕως () εἰς () τέλος ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.