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Deuteronomy 4:12

And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.

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ASV

And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemto youH413 →
מִתּ֣וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle ofH8432 →
הָאֵ֑שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784 →
ק֤וֹלKola sound ofH6963 →
דְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimwordsH1697 →
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemyouH859 →
שֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'Im[were] hearingH8085 →
וּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.Nahand a formH8544 →
אֵינְכֶ֥ם'ein.Khemnot youH369 →
רֹאִ֖יםro.'Im[were] seeingH7200 →
זוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiexceptH2108 →
קֽוֹל׃Kola voiceH6963 →

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John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.Deuteronomy 4:15So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be carefulDeuteronomy 5:22The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.Deuteronomy 5:4The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.2 Peter 1:17–18For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”1 Kings 19:12–13After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”John 12:28–30Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”Deuteronomy 4:36He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?Hebrews 12:19to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.Isaiah 40:18To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.Exodus 20:22Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.Isaiah 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”Matthew 3:3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

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Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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