Apologetics Bible

Deuteronomy 18:1

Hebrew

לֹֽא־יִהְיֶה לַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם כָּל־שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה וְנַחֲלָתוֹ יֹאכֵלֽוּן׃

lo'-yiheyeh-lakhohaniym-haleviyim-khal-shevet-leviy-cheleq-venachalah-'im-yishera'el-'ishey-yehvah-venachalatvo-yo'khelvn

KJV: The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

AKJV: The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

ASV: The priests the Levites, evenall the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance.

YLT: `There is not to the priests the Levites--all the tribe of Levi--a portion and inheritance with Israel; fire-offerings of Jehovah, even His inheritance, they eat,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:2

Hebrew

וְנַחֲלָה לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לּוֹ בְּקֶרֶב אֶחָיו יְהוָה הוּא נַחֲלָתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃

venachalah-lo'-yiheyeh-lvo-veqerev-'echayv-yehvah-hv'-nachalatvo-kha'asher-diver-lvo

KJV: Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

AKJV: Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brothers: the LORD is their inheritance, as he has said to them. ¶

ASV: And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.

YLT: and he hath no inheritance in the midst of his brethren; Jehovah Himself is his inheritance, as He hath spoken to him.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:3

Hebrew

וְזֶה יִהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים מֵאֵת הָעָם מֵאֵת זֹבְחֵי הַזֶּבַח אִם־שׁוֹר אִם־שֶׂה וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן הַזְּרֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃

vezeh-yiheyeh-mishefat-hakhohaniym-me'et-ha'am-me'et-zovechey-hazevach-'im-shvor-'im-sheh-venatan-lakhohen-hazero'a-vehalechayayim-vehaqevah

KJV: And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

AKJV: And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give to the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

ASV: And this shall be the priests’ due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

YLT: `And this is the priest's right from the people, from those sacrificing a sacrifice, whether ox or sheep, he hath even given to the priest the leg, and the two cheeks, and the stomach;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:4

Hebrew

רֵאשִׁית דְּגֽ͏ָנְךָ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ וְרֵאשִׁית גֵּז צֹאנְךָ תִּתֶּן־לּֽוֹ׃

re'shiyt-deganekha-tiyroshekha-veyitzeharekha-vere'shiyt-gez-tzo'nekha-titen-lvo

KJV: The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

AKJV: The first fruit also of your corn, of your wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, shall you give him.

ASV: The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

YLT: the first of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy flock, thou dost give to him;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:5

Hebrew

כִּי בוֹ בָּחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מִכָּל־שְׁבָטֶיךָ לַעֲמֹד לְשָׁרֵת בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָה הוּא וּבָנָיו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

khiy-vvo-vachar-yehvah-'eloheykha-mikhal-shevateykha-la'amod-lesharet-veshem-yehvah-hv'-vvanayv-khal-hayamiym

KJV: For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

AKJV: For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. ¶

ASV: For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.

YLT: for on him hath Jehovah thy God fixed, out of all thy tribes, to stand to serve in the name of Jehovah, He and his sons continually.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:6

Hebrew

וְכִֽי־יָבֹא הַלֵּוִי מֵאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־הוּא גָּר שָׁם וּבָא בְּכָל־אַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָֽה׃

vekhiy-yavo'-haleviy-me'achad-she'areykha-mikhal-yishera'el-'asher-hv'-gar-sham-vva'-vekhal-'avat-nafeshvo-'el-hamaqvom-'asher-yivechar-yehvah

KJV: And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

AKJV: And if a Levite come from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind to the place which the LORD shall choose;

ASV: And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;

YLT: `And when the Levite cometh from one of thy cities out of all Israel, where he hath sojourned, and hath come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah doth choose,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:7

Hebrew

וְשֵׁרֵת בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו כְּכָל־אֶחָיו הַלְוִיִּם הָעֹמְדִים שָׁם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃

vesheret-veshem-yehvah-'elohayv-khekhal-'echayv-haleviyim-ha'omediym-sham-lifeney-yehvah

KJV: Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.

AKJV: Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.

ASV: then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah.

YLT: then he hath ministered in the name of Jehovah his God, like all his brethren, the Levites, who are standing there before Jehovah,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:8

Hebrew

חֵלֶק כְּחֵלֶק יֹאכֵלוּ לְבַד מִמְכָּרָיו עַל־הָאָבֽוֹת׃

cheleq-khecheleq-yo'khelv-levad-mimekharayv-'al-ha'avvot

KJV: They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

AKJV: They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which comes of the sale of his patrimony. ¶

ASV: They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

YLT: portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:9

Hebrew

כִּי אַתָּה בָּא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ לֹֽא־תִלְמַד לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹת הַגּוֹיִם הָהֵֽם׃

khiy-'atah-va'-'el-ha'aretz-'asher-yehvah-'eloheykha-noten-lakhe-lo'-tilemad-la'ashvot-khetvo'avot-hagvoyim-hahem

KJV: When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

AKJV: When you are come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

ASV: When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

YLT: `When thou art coming in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations:

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:10

Hebrew

לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵא בְךָ מַעֲבִיר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ קֹסֵם קְסָמִים מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃

lo'-yimatze'-vekha-ma'aviyr-venvo-vvitvo-va'esh-qosem-qesamiym-me'vonen-vmenachesh-vmekhashef

KJV: There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

AKJV: There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.

ASV: There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

YLT: there is not found in thee one causing his son and his daughter to pass over into fire, a user of divinations, an observer of clouds, and an enchanter, and a sorcerer,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:11

Hebrew

וְחֹבֵר חָבֶר וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים׃

vechover-chaver-vesho'el-'vov-veyide'oniy-vedoresh-'el-hametiym

KJV: Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

AKJV: Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

ASV: or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

YLT: and a charmer, and one asking at a familiar spirit, and a wizard, and one seeking unto the dead.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:12

Hebrew

כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה כָּל־עֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה וּבִגְלַל הַתּוֹעֵבֹת הָאֵלֶּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מוֹרִישׁ אוֹתָם מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃

khiy-tvo'avat-yehvah-khal-'osheh-'eleh-vvigelal-hatvo'evot-ha'eleh-yehvah-'eloheykha-mvoriysh-'votam-mifaneykha

KJV: For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

AKJV: For all that do these things are an abomination to the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD your God does drive them out from before you.

ASV: For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

YLT: `For the abomination of Jehovah is every one doing these, and because of these abominations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from thy presence.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:13

Hebrew

תָּמִים תִּֽהְיֶה עִם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

tamiym-tiheyeh-'im-yehvah-'eloheykha

KJV: Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

AKJV: You shall be perfect with the LORD your God.

ASV: Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God.

YLT: Perfect thou art with Jehovah thy God,

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:14

Hebrew

כִּי ׀ הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה יוֹרֵשׁ אוֹתָם אֶל־מְעֹנְנִים וְאֶל־קֹסְמִים יִשְׁמָעוּ וְאַתָּה לֹא כֵן נָתַן לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

khiy- -hagvoyim-ha'eleh-'asher-'atah-yvoresh-'votam-'el-me'oneniym-ve'el-qosemiym-yishema'v-ve'atah-lo'-khen-natan-lekha-yehvah-'eloheykha

KJV: For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

AKJV: For these nations, which you shall possess, listened to observers of times, and to diviners: but as for you, the LORD your God has not suffered you so to do. ¶

ASV: For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

YLT: for these nations whom thou art possessing, unto observers of clouds, and unto diviners, do hearken; and thou--not so hath Jehovah thy God suffered thee.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:15

Hebrew

נָבִיא מִקִּרְבְּךָ מֵאַחֶיךָ כָּמֹנִי יָקִים לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵלָיו תִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃

naviy'-miqirevekha-me'acheykha-khamoniy-yaqiym-lekha-yehvah-'eloheykha-'elayv-tishema'vn

KJV: The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

AKJV: The LORD your God will raise up to you a Prophet from the middle of you, of your brothers, like to me; to him you shall listen;

ASV: Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

YLT: `A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee--unto him ye hearken;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:16

Hebrew

כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁאַלְתָּ מֵעִם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּחֹרֵב בְּיוֹם הַקָּהָל לֵאמֹר לֹא אֹסֵף לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־קוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי וְאֶת־הָאֵשׁ הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת לֹֽא־אֶרְאֶה עוֹד וְלֹא אָמֽוּת׃

khekhol-'asher-sha'aleta-me'im-yehvah-'eloheykha-vechorev-veyvom-haqahal-le'mor-lo'-'osef-lishemo'a-'et-qvol-yehvah-'elohay-ve'et-ha'esh-hagedolah-hazo't-lo'-'ere'eh-'vod-velo'-'amvt

KJV: According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

AKJV: According to all that you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

ASV: according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

YLT: according to all that thou didst ask from Jehovah thy God, in Horeb, in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not add to hear the voice of Jehovah my God, and this great fire let me not see any more, and I die not;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:17

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָי הֵיטִיבוּ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽרוּ׃

vayo'mer-yehvah-'elay-heytiyvv-'asher-diverv

KJV: And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

AKJV: And the LORD said to me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

ASV: And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.

YLT: and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:18

Hebrew

נָבִיא אָקִים לָהֶם מִקֶּרֶב אֲחֵיהֶם כָּמוֹךָ וְנָתַתִּי דְבָרַי בְּפִיו וְדִבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶם אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃

naviy'-'aqiym-lahem-miqerev-'acheyhem-khamvokha-venatatiy-devaray-vefiyv-vediver-'aleyhem-'et-khal-'asher-'atzavenv

KJV: I will raise them up a Prophet 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.

AKJV: I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brothers, like to you, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

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

YLT: a prophet I raise up to them, out of the midst of their brethren, like to thee; and I have given my words in his mouth, and he hath spoken unto them all that which I command him;

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will raise them up a Prophet 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:19

Hebrew

וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִשְׁמַע אֶל־דְּבָרַי אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר בִּשְׁמִי אָנֹכִי אֶדְרֹשׁ מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃

vehayah-ha'iysh-'asher-lo'-yishema'-'el-devaray-'asher-yedaver-vishemiy-'anokhiy-'ederosh-me'imvo

KJV: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

AKJV: And it shall come to pass, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

ASV: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

YLT: and it hath been--the man who doth not hearken unto My words which he doth speak in My name, I require it of him.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:20

Hebrew

אַךְ הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר יָזִיד לְדַבֵּר דָּבָר בִּשְׁמִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו לְדַבֵּר וַאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וּמֵת הַנָּבִיא הַהֽוּא׃

'akhe-hanaviy'-'asher-yaziyd-ledaver-davar-vishemiy-'et-'asher-lo'-tziviytiyv-ledaver-va'asher-yedaver-veshem-'elohiym-'acheriym-vmet-hanaviy'-hahv'

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

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

ASV: But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.

YLT: `Only, the prophet who presumeth to speak a word in My name--that which I have not commanded him to speak--and who speaketh in the name of other gods--even that prophet hath died.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:21

Hebrew

וְכִי תֹאמַר בִּלְבָבֶךָ אֵיכָה נֵדַע אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־דִבְּרוֹ יְהוָֽה׃

vekhiy-to'mar-vilevavekha-'eykhah-neda'-'et-hadavar-'asher-lo'-divervo-yehvah

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

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

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

YLT: `And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? --

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Deuteronomy 18:22

Hebrew

אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר הַנָּבִיא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶה הַדָּבָר וְלֹא יָבוֹא הוּא הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־דִבְּרוֹ יְהוָה בְּזָדוֹן דִּבְּרוֹ הַנָּבִיא לֹא תָגוּר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

'asher-yedaver-hanaviy'-veshem-yehvah-velo'-yiheyeh-hadavar-velo'-yavvo'-hv'-hadavar-'asher-lo'-divervo-yehvah-vezadvon-divervo-hanaviy'-lo'-tagvr-mimenv

KJV: When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

AKJV: When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken, but the prophet has spoken it presumptuously: you shall not be afraid of him.

ASV: when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.

YLT: that which the prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing is not, and cometh not--it is the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; in presumption hath the prophet spoken it; --thou art not afraid of him.

Exposition: Deuteronomy 18:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.