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Deuteronomy 9:25
So I went down on my face in prayer before the Lord for forty days and forty nights as I did at first; because the Lord had said that he would put an end to you.
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Hebrew Names Version
So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
King James Version
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the Lord had said he would destroy you.
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the Lord had said he would destroy you.
Lexham English Bible
"And I lay prostrate before Yahweh through forty days, and through forty nights I prostrated myself, because Yahweh intended to kill you.
"And I lay prostrate before Yahweh through forty days, and through forty nights I prostrated myself, because Yahweh intended to kill you.
English Standard Version
"So I lay prostrate before the Lord for these forty days and forty nights, because the Lord had said he would destroy you.
"So I lay prostrate before the Lord for these forty days and forty nights, because the Lord had said he would destroy you.
New Century Version
The Lord had said he would destroy you, so I threw myself down in front of him for those forty days and forty nights.
The Lord had said he would destroy you, so I threw myself down in front of him for those forty days and forty nights.
New English Translation
I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights, for he had said he would destroy you.
I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights, for he had said he would destroy you.
Amplified Bible
"So I fell down and lay face down before the LORD forty days and nights because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
"So I fell down and lay face down before the LORD forty days and nights because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
New American Standard Bible
"So I fell down before the LORD for the forty days and nights, which I did because the LORD said He would destroy you.
"So I fell down before the LORD for the forty days and nights, which I did because the LORD said He would destroy you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then I fell downe before ye Lorde fourtie dayes & fourtie nightes, as I fell downe before, because ye Lord had said, that he woulde destroy you.
Then I fell downe before ye Lorde fourtie dayes & fourtie nightes, as I fell downe before, because ye Lord had said, that he woulde destroy you.
Legacy Standard Bible
"So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and the forty nights, which I did because Yahweh had said He would destroy you.
"So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and the forty nights, which I did because Yahweh had said He would destroy you.
Contemporary English Version
After you had made the idol in the shape of a calf, the Lord said he was going to destroy you. So I bowed down in front of the sacred tent for forty days and nights,
After you had made the idol in the shape of a calf, the Lord said he was going to destroy you. So I bowed down in front of the sacred tent for forty days and nights,
Complete Jewish Bible
"So I fell down before Adonai for those forty days and nights; and I lay there; because Adonai had said he would destroy you.
"So I fell down before Adonai for those forty days and nights; and I lay there; because Adonai had said he would destroy you.
Darby Translation
So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights, as I fell down; for Jehovah had said he would destroy you.
So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights, as I fell down; for Jehovah had said he would destroy you.
Easy-to-Read Version
"So I bowed down before the Lord 40 days and 40 nights, because the Lord said he would destroy you.
"So I bowed down before the Lord 40 days and 40 nights, because the Lord said he would destroy you.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus I prayed before the LORD forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
Thus I prayed before the LORD forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
Good News Translation
"So I lay face downward in the Lord 's presence those forty days and nights, because I knew that he was determined to destroy you.
"So I lay face downward in the Lord 's presence those forty days and nights, because I knew that he was determined to destroy you.
Christian Standard Bible®
“I fell down in the presence of the Lord forty days and forty nights because the Lord had threatened to destroy you.
“I fell down in the presence of the Lord forty days and forty nights because the Lord had threatened to destroy you.
Literal Translation
And I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and the forty nights as I had thrown myself down before , for Jehovah had said to destroy you.
And I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and the forty nights as I had thrown myself down before , for Jehovah had said to destroy you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The fell I before ye LORDE fortye daies and fortye nightes, which I laye there. For ye LORDE sayde, he wolde destroye you.
The fell I before ye LORDE fortye daies and fortye nightes, which I laye there. For ye LORDE sayde, he wolde destroye you.
American Standard Version
So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Jehovah had said he would destroy you.
So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Jehovah had said he would destroy you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I fell downe flat before the Lorde fourtie dayes & fourtie nightes, as I fell downe before: for the Lorde sayde, he woulde destroy you.
And I fell downe flat before the Lorde fourtie dayes & fourtie nightes, as I fell downe before: for the Lorde sayde, he woulde destroy you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down; because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down; because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
King James Version (1611)
Thus I fell downe before the Lord fourtie dayes, and fourtie nights, as I fel downe at the first, because the Lord had said, he would destroy you.
Thus I fell downe before the Lord fourtie dayes, and fourtie nights, as I fel downe at the first, because the Lord had said, he would destroy you.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I prayed before the Lord forty days and forty nights, the number that I prayed before, for the Lord said that he would utterly destroy you.
And I prayed before the Lord forty days and forty nights, the number that I prayed before, for the Lord said that he would utterly destroy you.
English Revised Version
So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
Berean Standard Bible
So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y lay byfore the Lord fourti daies and fourti nyytis, in whiche Y bisouyte hym mekeli, that he schulde not `do awey you, as he manaasside.
And Y lay byfore the Lord fourti daies and fourti nyytis, in whiche Y bisouyte hym mekeli, that he schulde not `do awey you, as he manaasside.
Young's Literal Translation
`And I throw myself before Jehovah, the forty days and the forty nights, as I had thrown myself, for Jehovah hath said -- to destroy you;
`And I throw myself before Jehovah, the forty days and the forty nights, as I had thrown myself, for Jehovah hath said -- to destroy you;
Update Bible Version
So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Yahweh had said he would destroy you.
So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Yahweh had said he would destroy you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down [at the first]; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down [at the first]; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
World English Bible
So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Yahweh had said he would destroy you.
So I fell down before Yahweh the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Yahweh had said he would destroy you.
New King James Version
"Thus I prostrated myself before the LORD; forty days and forty nights I kept prostrating myself, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
"Thus I prostrated myself before the LORD; forty days and forty nights I kept prostrating myself, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
New Living Translation
"That is why I threw myself down before the Lord for forty days and nights—for the Lord said he would destroy you.
"That is why I threw myself down before the Lord for forty days and nights—for the Lord said he would destroy you.
New Life Bible
"So I fell down before the Lord and lay forty days and nights, because the Lord had said He would destroy you.
"So I fell down before the Lord and lay forty days and nights, because the Lord had said He would destroy you.
New Revised Standard
Throughout the forty days and forty nights that I lay prostrate before the Lord when the Lord intended to destroy you,
Throughout the forty days and forty nights that I lay prostrate before the Lord when the Lord intended to destroy you,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, - because Yahweh spake of destroying you.
Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, - because Yahweh spake of destroying you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I lay prostrate before the Lord forty days and nights, in which I humbly besought him, that he would not destroy you as he had threatened:
And I lay prostrate before the Lord forty days and nights, in which I humbly besought him, that he would not destroy you as he had threatened:
Revised Standard Version
"So I lay prostrate before the LORD for these forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
"So I lay prostrate before the LORD for these forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
THE MESSAGE
When I was on my face, prostrate before God those forty days and nights after God said he would destroy you, I prayed to God for you, "My Master, God , don't destroy your people, your inheritance whom, in your immense generosity, you redeemed, using your enormous strength to get them out of Egypt.
When I was on my face, prostrate before God those forty days and nights after God said he would destroy you, I prayed to God for you, "My Master, God , don't destroy your people, your inheritance whom, in your immense generosity, you redeemed, using your enormous strength to get them out of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and nights, which I did because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
"So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and nights, which I did because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
Contextual Overview
7 Keep well in mind how you made the Lord your God angry in the waste land; from the day when you went out of Egypt till you came to this place, you have gone against the orders of the Lord. 8 Again in Horeb you made the Lord angry, and in his wrath he would have put an end to you. 9 When I had gone up into the mountain to be given the stones on which was recorded the agreement which the Lord made with you, I was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights without taking food or drinking water. 10 And the Lord gave me the two stones with writing on them done by the finger of God: on them were recorded all the words which the Lord said to you on the mountain out of the heart of the fire, on the day of the great meeting. 11 Then at the end of forty days and forty nights the Lord gave me those stones, the stones of the agreement. 12 And the Lord said to me, Get up now, and go down quickly from this place; for the people you have taken out of Egypt have given themselves over to evil; they have quickly been turned from the way in which I gave them orders to go; they have made themselves a metal image. 13 And then the Lord said to me, I have seen that this people is stiff-necked: 14 Let me send destruction on them till their very name is cut off; and I will make of you a nation greater and stronger than they. 15 So turning round I came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire; and the two stones of the agreement were in my hands. 16 And I saw that you had done evil against the Lord, and had made for yourselves a metal image of a young ox: you had quickly been turned from the way in which the Lord had given you orders to go.
Bible Verse Review
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Deuteronomy 9:16, Deuteronomy 9:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 17:17 - fell Exodus 24:18 - forty days Exodus 34:2 - in the top Exodus 34:28 - forty days Deuteronomy 10:10 - I stayed Psalms 106:23 - he said Matthew 4:2 - fasted Mark 1:13 - forty Luke 4:2 - forty 2 Corinthians 12:21 - that I Galatians 3:19 - in
Cross-References
Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
Genesis 4:11
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
Genesis 9:7
And now, be fertile and have increase; have offspring on the earth and become great in number.
And now, be fertile and have increase; have offspring on the earth and become great in number.
Genesis 9:8
And God said to Noah and to his sons,
And God said to Noah and to his sons,
Genesis 9:20
In those days Noah became a farmer, and he made a vine-garden.
In those days Noah became a farmer, and he made a vine-garden.
Genesis 9:21
And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.
And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father unclothed, and gave news of it to his two brothers outside.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father unclothed, and gave news of it to his two brothers outside.
Genesis 9:28
And Noah went on living three hundred and fifty years after the great flow of waters;
And Noah went on living three hundred and fifty years after the great flow of waters;
Genesis 49:7
A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their heritage in Jacob be broken up, driving them from their places in Israel.
A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their heritage in Jacob be broken up, driving them from their places in Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.
Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first,.... Which Jarchi says are the selfsame said above, Deuteronomy 9:18, but doubled or repeated, because of the order of his prayer. The words "at the first" are not in the text; and, as before observed, we do not read that Moses fell down at the first forty days he was in the mount, unless it can be thought he did, Exodus 32:11, wherefore this falling down seems to be as he fell down at the second forty days; and so this was a third forty days, according to the Jewish writers, and of which opinion were Dr. Lightfoot and others; Exodus 32:11- :,
because the Lord had said he would destroy you; threatened them with destruction, and seemed as if it was his intention to destroy them; nay, even after Moses's first prayer, though he bid him go and lead the people on, yet he declared that he would visit their sin upon them, Exodus 32:34.
