Deuteronomy 4:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּצַּ֣ר לְךָ֔ וּמְצָא֕וּךָ כֹּ֖ל הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בְּאַחֲרִית֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים וְשַׁבְתָּ֙ עַד־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ בְּקֹלֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

In-the-ṣar to-you, ûməṣāʾûḵā all the-dəḇārîm the-ʾēlleh in-ʾaḥărîṯ the-yāmîm, wəšaḇtā to-YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā wəšāmaʿtā in-qōlô.

Grammar Details

• *ṣar*: masculine singular noun, Qal participle - distress/tribulation
• *ûməṣāʾûḵā*: waw consecutive + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and they will find you
• *dəḇārîm*: masculine plural noun - words/things
• *ʾēlleh*: demonstrative adjective - these
• *ʾaḥărîṯ*: feminine singular construct noun - latter end/future of
• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
• *wəšaḇtā*: waw consecutive + verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will return
• *ʾĕlōheḵā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
• *wəšāmaʿtā*: waw consecutive + verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will listen/obey
• *qōlô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his voice

Word Meanings

• *ṣar*: distress/trouble/adversity/narrow place
• *məṣāʾûḵā*: to find/encounter/reach/befall
• *dəḇārîm*: words/matters/things/events
• *ʾaḥărîṯ*: latter end/future/outcome/posterity
• *yāmîm*: days/time/years
• *wəšaḇtā*: to return/turn back/repent
• *wəšāmaʿtā*: to hear/listen/obey
• *qōlô*: voice/sound/utterance

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the LORD your God, and be obedient to his voice;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and hearken unto his voice:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  In thi tribulacion and when all these thinges are come apon the, euen in the later dayes, thou shalt turne vnto the Lorde thy God, and shalt herken vnto his voyce.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan thou shalt be strately troubled, & wha all these thinges shal come vpo the in ye latter dayes, then shalt thou turne agayne to ye LORDE thy God, and be obedient vnto his voice.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come vpon thee, at the length if thou returne to the Lorde thy God, and bee obedient vnto his voyce,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When thou art in tribulation, & when all these thynges that be here spoken of, are come vpon thee, euen in the latter dayes yf thou turne to the Lorde thy God, & shalt be obedient vnto his voyce:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, [even] in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When you are in oppression, and all these things are come on you, in the latter days you shall return to Yahweh your God, and listen to his voice:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  in distress `being' to thee, and all these things have found thee, in the latter end of the days, and thou hast turned back unto Jehovah thy God, and hast hearkened to His voice;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and hearken unto his voice:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and hearken unto his voice:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When you are in trouble and all these things have come on you, if, in the future, you are turned again to the Lord your God, and give ear to his voice:

• World English Bible (2000)

  When you are in oppression, and all these things are come on you, in the latter days you shall return to Yahweh your God, and listen to his voice:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In your distress when all these things happen to you in the latter days, if you return to the LORD your God and obey him

Referenced Verses

• Deut 31:29 : 29 For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.'
• Jer 23:20 : 20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come, you will clearly understand it.
• Hos 3:5 : 5 Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come in awe to the Lord and to His goodness in the latter days.
• Heb 1:2 : 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.
• Joel 2:12-13 : 12 Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 13 Tear open your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending calamity.
• Gen 49:1 : 1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said, 'Gather together so that I may tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.'
• Num 24:20 : 20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his oracle: 'Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.'
• Deut 30:10 : 10 if you obey the voice of the LORD your God, keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.
• Deut 31:17 : 17 On that day, my anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide my face from them, and they will be consumed. Many disasters and calamities will come upon them, and on that day they will say, 'Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is not with us?'
• Exod 18:8 : 8 Moses told his father-in-law about everything the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for the sake of Israel, all the hardships they had faced along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
• 1 Kgs 8:46-53 : 46 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to a land far away or near, 47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly'; 48 and if they turn back to You with all their heart and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray to You in the direction of the land You gave to their ancestors, the city You have chosen, and the temple I have built for Your name, 49 then hear their prayer and their plea from heaven, Your dwelling place, and uphold their cause. 50 Forgive Your people who have sinned against You; forgive all the offenses they have committed against You, and cause their captors to show them mercy, 51 for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace. 52 May Your eyes be open to Your servant’s plea and to the plea of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You. 53 For You set them apart from all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O LORD God.
• 2 Chr 6:36-39 : 36 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You are angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, and they are taken captive to a land far away or near, 37 and they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, and we have acted wickedly.' 38 And when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of their captivity where they were taken, and they pray toward the land You gave to their ancestors, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your name, 39 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications. Uphold their cause and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.
• Isa 1:19 : 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
• Jer 7:23 : 23 But this is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, so that it may go well with you.
• Zech 6:15 : 15 Those who are far away will come and help build the temple of the LORD. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
• Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent, therefore, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.
• Acts 26:20 : 20 Instead, I preached first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and then to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.
• Lam 3:40 : 40 Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
• Dan 9:11-19 : 11 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice. So the curse and oath written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us because we have sinned against Him. 12 He has carried out His words that He spoke against us and our rulers who governed us, bringing on us a great disaster. Nothing like it has ever been done under the entire heaven as what has been done in Jerusalem. 13 As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and gaining insight into Your truth. 14 Therefore, the LORD has kept the disaster in store and brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything He does, yet we have not obeyed His voice. 15 Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and made a name for Yourself that endures to this day, we have sinned and acted wickedly. 16 O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, let Your anger and wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. For because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn to all those around us. 17 Now, our God, hear the prayer and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary. 18 Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy. 19 Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay attention and act! Do not delay, for Your own sake, my God, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.
• Dan 10:14 : 14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns the days yet to come.
• Heb 5:9 : 9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.
• Hos 14:2-3 : 2 Return, Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your sins. 3 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.'