Deuteronomy 4:39

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So know today and take it to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮ אֶל־לְבָבֶךָ֒ כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת אֵ֖ין עֽוֹד׃

Transliteration

wəyāḏaʿtā the-yôm wahăšēḇōṯā to-ləḇāḇeḵā that YHWH he the-ʾĕlōhîm in-the-šāmayim from-above and-on-the-ʾāreṣ from-beneath; ʾên ʿôḏ.

Grammar Details

• *wəyāḏaʿtā*: waw consecutive + verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall know
• *yôm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the day
• *wahăšēḇōṯā*: waw consecutive + verb, Hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall bring back
• *ləḇāḇeḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the God
• *šāmayim*: masculine dual noun with definite article - the heavens
• *ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
• *ʿôḏ*: adverb - still/yet/again

Word Meanings

• *wəyāḏaʿtā*: to know/understand/recognize
• *wahăšēḇōṯā*: to bring back/return/consider
• *ləḇāḇeḵā*: your heart/mind/inner being
• *šāmayim*: heavens/sky/firmament
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
• *ʾên*: there is not/nothing/no
• *ʿôḏ*: still/yet/besides/further

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Know therefore this day, and consir it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Know therefore this day, and consider it in your heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Vnderstonde therfore this daye and turne it to thine herte, that the Lorde he is God in heauen aboue and vppon the erth beneth there is no moo:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore shalt thou knowe this daye, & turne it into thine herte, that the LORDE is God aboue in heauen, and beneth vpon earth, and that there is no mo.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Vnderstande therefore this day, and consider in thine heart, that the Lord, he is God in heauen aboue, and vpon the earth beneath: there is none other.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Understande therfore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lorde he is God in heauen aboue, and vpon the earth beneath, neither is there any other.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Know therefore this day, and consider [it] in thine heart, that the LORD he [is] God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: [there is] none else.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Know therefore this day, and lay it to your heart, that Yahweh he is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is none else.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou hast known to-day, and hast turned `it' back unto thy heart, that Jehovah He `is' God, in the heavens above, and on the earth beneath -- there is none else;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So today be certain, and keep the knowledge deep in your hearts, that the Lord is God, in heaven on high and here on earth; there is no other God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Know therefore this day, and lay it to your heart, that Yahweh he is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is none else.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Today realize and carefully consider that the LORD is God in heaven above and on earth below– there is no other!

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:35 : 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
• Josh 2:11 : 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted, and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
• 2 Chr 20:6 : 6 He said: 'LORD, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, and no one can withstand you.'
• Ps 115:3 : 3 Our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.
• Ps 135:6 : 6 The LORD does whatever pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all the depths.
• Isa 1:3 : 3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey knows its master's feeding trough, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.
• Isa 5:12 : 12 They have harps and lyres, tambourines and flutes, and wine at their banquets, but they pay no attention to the deeds of the Lord or consider the work of His hands.
• Hos 7:2 : 2 But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 1 Chr 29:11 : 11 Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; indeed, everything in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all.
• Deut 32:29 : 29 If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.