Deuteronomy 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.”
Deuteronomy 4:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 4:1214 words
וַיְדַבֵּרwayədabērAnd arrange
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֲלֵיכֶםʾălêḵemNear
מִתּוֹךְmitwōḵəFrom bisection
הָאֵשׁhāʾēšThe fire
קוֹלqwōlVoice
דְּבָרִיםdəvārîmWord
אַתֶּםʾatemThou
שֹׁמְעִיםšōməʿîmHear
וּתְמוּנָהûtəmûnāhAnd portioned
אֵינְכֶםʾênəḵemNonentity
רֹאִיםrōʾîmSee
זוּלָתִיzûlātîScattering
קוֹלqwōlVoice
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