Deuteronomy 18:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people. You must listen to him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נָבִ֨יא מִקִּרְבְּךָ֤ מֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙ כָּמֹ֔נִי יָקִ֥ים לְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אֵלָ֖יו תִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃

Transliteration

Navi from-qirbecha from-achecha like-me yaqim for-you YHWH elohecha; to-him tishmaun.

Grammar Details

• *Navi*: noun, masculine, singular - prophet
• *qirbecha*: noun, masculine, singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your midst
• *achecha*: noun, masculine, plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brothers
• *yaqim*: imperfect, 3rd singular, hiphil - he will raise up
• *YHWH*: noun, proper - divine name
• *elohecha*: noun, masculine, plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God
• *tishmaun*: imperfect, 2nd masculine plural, qal - you shall listen

Word Meanings

• *Navi*: prophet/spokesperson
• *qirbecha*: your midst/among you
• *yaqim*: will raise up/will establish/will appoint
• *tishmaun*: you shall listen/you shall obey/you shall heed

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet from the midst of you, from your brethren, like unto me; to Him you shall listen;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will raise up{H6965} unto thee a prophet{H5030} from the midst{H7130} of thee, of thy brethren,{H251} like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;{H8085}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will raise up{H6965}{(H8686)} unto thee a Prophet{H5030} from the midst{H7130} of thee, of thy brethren{H251}, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken{H8085}{(H8799)};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The Lorde thy God will sterre vpp a prophete amonge you: eue of thy brethern like vnto me: and vnto him ye shall herken

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A prophet, like vnto me, shall the LORDE thy God raise the vp euen out of the, & from amonge thy brethren, vnto him shal ye herke,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The Lorde thy God will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet like vnto me, from among you, euen of thy brethren: vnto him ye shall hearken,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The Lorde thy God wyll stirre vp vnto thee a prophete among you, euen of thy brethren like vnto me, vnto hym ye shall hearken,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me; to him you shall listen;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The Lord your God will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to him;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you– from your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 7:37 : 37 This is the same Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'
• John 1:21 : 21 They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.'
• John 1:25 : 25 They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'
• John 1:45 : 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and so did the prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.'
• Deut 18:18-19 : 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. 19 If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call them to account.
• Acts 3:22-23 : 22 Moses said: 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. 23 And it will be that every person who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
• Heb 1:1-2 : 1 Long ago, at many times and in various ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He also created the universe.
• Heb 2:1-3 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first declared by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
• Luke 9:35 : 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son; listen to him.'
• Luke 10:16 : 16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.
• Luke 24:19 : 19 He asked, "What things?" They replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
• Deut 34:10 : 10 Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.
• Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!'
• John 6:29 : 29 Jesus answered them, 'This is the work of God: that you believe in the one he has sent.'
• 1 Tim 2:5 : 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
• Heb 3:2-6 : 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. 3 For Jesus has been found worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. 5 Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to what would be spoken later. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
• 1 John 3:23 : 23 Now this is His commandment: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He commanded us.
• Deut 5:5 : 5 At that time, I stood between the LORD and you to declare His word to you, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said:
• Luke 2:32 : 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."