Deuteronomy 18:21
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
KJV
Quod si tacita cogitatione responderis : Quomodo possum intelligere verbum, quod Dominus non est locutus ?
Vulgate
ἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου Πῶς γνωσόμεθα τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ οὐκ ἐλάλησεν Κύριος;
LXX
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?
ASV
וְ/כִ֥י תֹאמַ֖ר בִּ/לְבָבֶ֑/ךָ אֵיכָה֙ נֵדַ֣ע אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא דִבְּר֖/וֹ יְהוָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֚יךְ
'yk
particle · 82×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
וֹ
v
noun · 251×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Is prophecy natural? Is it from God by means of the angels? Is a natural disposition requisite for prophecy? Is a good life requisite? Is any prophecy from the demons? Do prophets of the demons ever tell what is true? Article 1. Whether prophecy can be natural? Objection 1. It would seem that prophecy can be natural. For Gregory says (Dial. iv, 26) that "sometimes the mere stre…
Cross-references
- 1John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.