Deuteronomy 18:21

NETBible

Now if you say to yourselves, 1  ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord?’ 2  –

NIV ©

You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?"

NASB ©

"You may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’

NLT ©

You may wonder, ‘How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?’

MSG ©

You may be wondering among yourselves, "How can we tell the difference, whether it was GOD who spoke or not?" Here's how:

BBE ©

And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?

NRSV ©

You may say to yourself, "How can we recognize a word that the LORD has not spoken?"

NKJV ©

"And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’ ––

KJV
And if thou say
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in thine heart
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How shall we know
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the word
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which the LORD
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NASB ©
"You may say
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in your heart
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, 'How
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will we know
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the word
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which
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N-NSM
NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

Now if you say to yourselves, 1  ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord?’ 2  –

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “in your heart.”

2 tn Heb “know the word which the Lord has not spoken.” The issue here is not understanding the meaning of the message, but distinguishing a genuine prophetic word from a false one.