21And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word that Jehovah hath not spoken?


In Context

18 A prophet will I raise up unto them from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

19 And it shall come to pass that the man who hearkeneth not unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

20 But the prophet who shall presume to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.

21 And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word that Jehovah hath not spoken?

22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing followeth not, nor cometh to pass, that is the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: be not afraid of him.

Deuteronomy 18:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:21You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord ?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:21And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath not spoken?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:21And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21And if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21If you say in your heart, |How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:21And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?