Deuteronomy Chapter 31 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 31:21

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are come upon them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
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BBE Deuteronomy 31:21

Then when evils and troubles without number have overtaken them, this song will be a witness to them, for the words of it will be clear in the memories of their children: for I see the thoughts which are moving in their hearts even now, before I have taken them into the land of my oath.
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DARBY Deuteronomy 31:21

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles have 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 are forming already this day, before I bring them into the land which I have sworn [unto them].
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KJV Deuteronomy 31:21

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.
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WBT Deuteronomy 31:21

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles have 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 form, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.
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WEB Deuteronomy 31:21

It shall happen, when many evils and troubles are come on them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.
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YLT Deuteronomy 31:21

`And it hath been, when many evils and distresses do meet it, that this song hath testified to its face for a witness; for it is not forgotten out of the mouth of its seed, for I have known its imagining which it is doing to-day, before I bring them in unto the land of which I have sworn.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) This song . . . shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed.--And it is not forgotten now. St. Paul made special use of it in the last days of the second Temple. This song is a favourite piece of Hebrew poetry to this day. Rashi observes: "This is a promise to Israel that the law shall not be utterly forgotten by their seed."I know their imagination.--Heb., yetzer, the same word employed in Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21. It is the word commonly used in Rabbinical literature for the evil nature or good nature in any man. The nature which they are forming, or making, this day, would be a literal rendering of the sentence in this verse. And yet with all this, He made Balaam say, "He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob nor seen perverseness in Israel" (Numbers 23:21). Comp. 1Chronicles 28:9, "The Lord . . . understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts," and Psalm 103:14, "He knoweth our frame (yetzer); He remembereth that we are dust." . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd whenכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionmanyרַבּוֹת֮ (rab·bō·wṯ)Adjective - feminine pluralStrong's 7227: Much, many, greattroublesרָע֣וֹת (rā·‘ō·wṯ)Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 7451: Bad, eviland afflictionsוְצָרוֹת֒ (wə·ṣā·rō·wṯ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 6869: Tightness, a female rivalhave come upon them,תִמְצֶ֨אןָ (ṯim·ṣe·nā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentthisהַזֹּ֤את (haz·zōṯ)Article | Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, songהַשִּׁירָ֨ה (haš·šî·rāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 7892: A song, singingwill testifyוְ֠עָנְתָה (wə·‘ā·nə·ṯāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 6030: To answer, respondagainst them,לְפָנָיו֙ (lə·p̄ā·nāw)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 6440: The facebecauseכִּ֛י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionit will not be forgottenתִשָּׁכַ֖ח (ṯiš·šā·ḵaḥ)Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attentionfrom the lipsמִפִּ֣י (mip·pî)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according toof their descendants.זַרְע֑וֹ (zar·‘ōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityForכִּ֧י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionI knowיָדַ֣עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 3045: To knowtheir inclination,יִצְר֗וֹ (yiṣ·rōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 3336: A form, framing, purposeeven beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem)Preposition-b | AdverbStrong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, beforeI bringאֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ (’ă·ḇî·’en·nū)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gothem intoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe landהָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landI swore to give them.?נִשְׁבָּֽעְתִּי׃ (niš·bā·‘ə·tî)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 7650: To seven oneself, swearJump to PreviousBefallen Evils Imagination Mouths Seed Song Sware Swore Testify Troubles Witness