25But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer.


In Context

22 These are the commandments the Lord proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness; and he added nothing more. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

23 When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leading men of your tribes and your elders came to me.

24 And you said, "The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.

25 But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer.

26 For what mortal man has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived?

27 Go near and listen to all that the Lord our God says. Then tell us whatever the Lord our God tells you. We will listen and obey."

Deuteronomy 5:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:25Why shall we die therefore, and why shall this exceeding great Are consume us: for if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shall die.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:25And now, why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, we shall die.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:25Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Yahweh our God any more, then we shall die.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:25And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire — if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more — then we have died.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.