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The Covenant in Moab

Deuteronomy 29:26

In 11 translations

BSB
They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them.
KJV
For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:whom he…: or, who had not given to them any portiongiven: Heb. divided
WEB
and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they didn’t know and that he had not given to them.
ASV
and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them:
LSV
and they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them—gods which they have not known, and which He has not apportioned to them;
YLT
and they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them — gods which they have not known, and which He hath not apportioned to them;
DBY
and they went and served other gods, and bowed down to them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not assigned to them.ElohimElohim
DRC
And they have served strange gods, and adored them, whom they knew not, and for whom they had not been assigned:
GNV
And went and serued other gods and worshipped them: euen gods which they knewe not, and which had giuen them nothing,
JPS29:25
and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that He had not allotted unto them;
LXXE
and they went and served other gods, which they knew not, neither did he assign them to them.

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Original-language editions

WLC29:25
וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם אֱלֹהִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יְדָע֔וּם וְלֹ֥א חָלַ֖ק לָהֶֽם׃KJV:Deut.29.26We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
LXX-Br
καὶ πορεύθεντες ἐλάτρευσαν θεοῖς ἑτέροις, οὓς οὐκ ἠπίσταντο, οὐδὲ διένειμεν αὐτοῖς·

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 19:3–13saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of…
  • Deuteronomy 28:64Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:12–17And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD. He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah…
  • 2 Kings 17:7–18All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods and walked…
  • Judges 2:12–13Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to…
  • Jeremiah 44:2–6“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation because of the…
  • Judges 5:8When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 29:25 in some Bibles
  • 29:26 in most Bibles

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