Deuteronomy 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”

Deuteronomy 4:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 4:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“lest you corrupt yourselves, and make yourself a carved image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”

Deuteronomy 4:16 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”

Deuteronomy 4:16 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“lest ye do corruptly, and have made to you a graven image, a similitude of any figure, a form of male or female--”

Deuteronomy 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the form of any figure, the pattern of male or female,”

Deuteronomy 4:16 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That ye corrupt not your selues, and make you a grauen image or representation of any figure: whither it be the likenes of male or female,”

Deuteronomy 4:16 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 4:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 4

14 A mí también me mandó Jehová entonces enseñaros los estatutos y derechos, para que los pusieseis por obra en la tierra á la cual pasáis para poseerla.

15 Guardad pues mucho vuestras almas: pues ninguna figura visteis el día que Jehová habló con vosotros de en medio del fuego:

16 Porque no os corrompáis, y hagáis para vosotros escultura, imagen de figura alguna, efigie de varón ó hembra,

17 Figura de algún animal que sea en la tierra, figura de ave alguna alada que vuele por el aire,

18 Figura de ningún [animal] que vaya arrastrando por la tierra, figura de pez alguno que haya en el agua debajo de la tierra:

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What Does Deuteronomy 4:16 Mean?

Deuteronomy 4:16 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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