Deuteronomy 31:21–22
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.
And it shall come to passe, when many euils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testifie †against them as a witnesse: for it shall not bee forgotten out of the mouthes of their seed: for I know their imagination which they †goe about euen now, before I haue brought them into the land, which I sware.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. before.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. doe.
¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
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From verse 21
- Genesis 6:5Rank 2 from verse 21
5¶ And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
5¶ And God saw, that the wickednes of man was great in the earth, and that ‖euery imagination of the thoughts of his *heart was onely euill †continually.
- John 2:24–25Rank 3 from verse 21
- Psalms 139:2Rank 4 from verse 21
- Amos 5:25–26Rank 7 from verse 21
25Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
25Haue yee *offered vnto mee sacrifices and offerings in the wildernesse fourtie yeeres, O house of Israel?
26But yee haue borne the ‖tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun your images, the starre of your god, which ye made to your selues.
- Ezekiel 38:10–11Rank 8 from verse 21
10Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
10‖Thus saith the LORD God; It shall also come to passe, that at the same time shall things come into thy minde, and thou shalt thinke an euill thought.
11‖And thou shalt say: I will goe vp to the land of vnwalled villages; I will goe to them that are at rest, that dwell safely all of them dwelling without walles, and hauing neither barres nor gates;
- Genesis 8:21Rank 9 from verse 21
21And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
21And the LORD smelled a †sweete sauour, and the LORD said in his heart, I will not againe curse the ground any more for mans sake; for the *imagination of mans heart is euil from his youth: neither will I againe smite any more euery thing liuing, as I haue done.
- Hosea 13:5–6Rank 10 from verse 21
5¶ I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
5¶ †I did know thee in the wildernesse, in the land of great drought.
6According to their pasture, so were they filled: they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore haue they forgotten me.
- Isaiah 46:10Rank 11 from verse 21
10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
10*Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I wil doe all my pleasure:
From verse 22
- Deuteronomy 31:19Rank 1 from verse 22
19Now 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.
19Now therefore, write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouthes, that this song may be a witnesse for mee, against the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 31:9Rank 2 from verse 22
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.
9¶ And Moses wrote this Law, and deliuered it vnto the Priests the sonnes of Leui, which bare the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD, and vnto all the Elders of Israel.
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Deuteronomy 31:21
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Disturbances, afflictions, difficulties, or causes of distress.
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Happened, come to pass, or come upon a person or thing.
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To bear witness, declare solemnly, or give evidence of something known.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: The opening used for eating and speaking. Sense 2: An opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.
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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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imagination
A thought, design, purpose, conception, plan, or reasoning formed in the heart or mind.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Swore; made a solemn oath or declared with an oath.
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Deuteronomy 31:22
Set down, recorded, composed, or communicated in writing; the past tense of write.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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Instructed or caused to learn.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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20For 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.
20For when I shall haue brought them into the land which I sware vnto their fathers, that floweth with milke and hony; and they shall haue eaten and filled themselues, and waxen fat; then will they turne vnto other gods, and serue them, and prouoke me, and breake my couenant.
21And 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.
21And it shall come to passe, when many euils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testifie †against them as a witnesse: for it shall not bee forgotten out of the mouthes of their seed: for I know their imagination which they †goe about euen now, before I haue brought them into the land, which I sware.
Selected passage22¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
22¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
Selected passage23And 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.
23And he gaue Ioshua the sonne of Nun a charge, and said, *Bee strong, and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware vnto them: and I will be with thee.