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Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Deuteronomy 18:17
Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
Then the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
The LORD said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
King James Version
And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.
English Standard Version
And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken.
And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken.
New Century Version
So the Lord said to me, "What they have said is good.
So the Lord said to me, "What they have said is good.
New English Translation
The Lord then said to me, "What they have said is good.
The Lord then said to me, "What they have said is good.
Amplified Bible
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
New American Standard Bible
"And the LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
"And the LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord sayde vnto me, They haue well spoken.
And the Lord sayde vnto me, They haue well spoken.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
And Yahweh said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord told me: Moses, they have said the right thing.
Then the Lord told me: Moses, they have said the right thing.
Complete Jewish Bible
On that occasion Adonai said to me, ‘They are right in what they are saying.
On that occasion Adonai said to me, ‘They are right in what they are saying.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Easy-to-Read Version
"The Lord said to me, ‘What they ask for is good.
"The Lord said to me, ‘What they ask for is good.
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said to me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
And the LORD said to me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Good News Translation
So the Lord said to me, ‘They have made a wise request.
So the Lord said to me, ‘They have made a wise request.
Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to me, They have spoken well, what they have said.
And Jehovah said to me, They have spoken well, what they have said.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye LORDE saide vnto me: They haue well spoken.
And ye LORDE saide vnto me: They haue well spoken.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde sayde vnto me: They haue well spoken.
And the Lorde sayde vnto me: They haue well spoken.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto me: 'They have well said that which they have spoken.
And the LORD said unto me: 'They have well said that which they have spoken.
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord said vnto mee, They haue well spoken that which they haue spoken.
And the Lord said vnto mee, They haue well spoken that which they haue spoken.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to thee.
And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to thee.
English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
And the LORD said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to me, "They have spoken well.
Then the LORD said to me, "They have spoken well.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to me, Thei spaken wel alle thingis.
And the Lord seide to me, Thei spaken wel alle thingis.
Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken;
and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken;
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said to me, They have said well that which they have spoken.
And Yahweh said to me, They have said well that which they have spoken.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to me, They have well [spoken of that] which they have spoken.
And the LORD said to me, They have well [spoken of that] which they have spoken.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
Yahweh said to me, They have well said that which they have spoken.
New King James Version
"And the LORD said to me: "What they have spoken is good.
"And the LORD said to me: "What they have spoken is good.
New Living Translation
"Then the Lord said to me, ‘What they have said is right.
"Then the Lord said to me, ‘What they have said is right.
New Life Bible
And the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
And the Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well.
New Revised Standard
Then the Lord replied to me: "They are right in what they have said.
Then the Lord replied to me: "They are right in what they have said.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said unto me: They have well said what they have spoken.
And Yahweh said unto me: They have well said what they have spoken.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: They have spoken all things well.
And the Lord said to me: They have spoken all things well.
Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to me, 'They have rightly said all that they have spoken.
And the LORD said to me, 'They have rightly said all that they have spoken.
THE MESSAGE
And God said to me, "They're right; they've spoken the truth. I'll raise up for them a prophet like you from their kinsmen. I'll tell him what to say and he will pass on to them everything I command him. And anyone who won't listen to my words spoken by him, I will personally hold responsible.
And God said to me, "They're right; they've spoken the truth. I'll raise up for them a prophet like you from their kinsmen. I'll tell him what to say and he will pass on to them everything I command him. And anyone who won't listen to my words spoken by him, I will personally hold responsible.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
"The LORD said to me, 'They have spoken well.
Contextual Overview
15 The Lord your God will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to him; 16 In answer to the request you made to the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the great meeting, when you said, Let not the voice of the Lord my God come to my ears again, and let me not see this great fire any more, or death will overtake me. 17 Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said. 18 I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say. 19 And whoever does not give ear to my words which he will say in my name, will be responsible to me. 20 But the prophet who takes it on himself to say words in my name which I have not given him orders to say, or who says anything in the name of other gods, will come to his death. 21 And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord? 22 When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no fear of him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 5:28
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 1:12 - Thou hast
Cross-References
Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.
2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.
And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.
2 Chronicles 20:7
Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?
Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?
Psalms 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
John 15:15
No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
James 2:23
And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.
And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord said unto me,.... Unto Moses, who carried the above request to the Lord:
they have well spoken that which they have spoken; see Deuteronomy 5:28.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The ancient fathers of the Church and the generality of modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from the New Testament alone that the Messianic was the accredited interpretation among the Jews at the beginning of the Christian era (compare the marginal references, and John 4:25); nor can our Lord Himself, when He declares that Moses “wrote of Him” John 5:45-47, be supposed to have any other words more directly in view than these, the only words in which Moses, speaking in his own person, gives any prediction of the kind. But the verses seem to have a further, no less evident if subsidiary, reference to a prophetical order which should stand from time to time, as Moses had done, between God and the people; which should make known God’s will to the latter; which should by its presence render it unnecessary either that God should address the people directly, as at Sinai (Deuteronomy 18:16; compare Deuteronomy 5:25 ff), or that the people themselves in lack of counsel should resort to the superstitions of the pagan.
In fact, in the words before us, Moses gives promise both of a prophetic order, and of the Messiah in particular as its chief; of a line of prophets culminating in one eminent individual. And in proportion as we see in our Lord the characteristics of the prophet most perfectly exhibited, so must we regard the promise of Moses as in Him most completely accomplished.
