ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Deuteronomy 32.1

Book: Deuteronomy · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

1. Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

  1. My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb. 3. For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah: Ascribe ye greatness unto our God. (Deuteronomy 32:1-3, ASV)
WEB

1. Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

  1. My doctrine will drop as the rain. My speech will condense as the dew, as the misty rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb. 3. For I will proclaim Yahweh’s name. Ascribe greatness to our God! (Deuteronomy 32:1-3, WEB)
KJV

1. Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

  1. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 3. Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. (Deuteronomy 32:1-3, KJV)
YLT

1. 'Give ear, O heavens, and I speak; And thou dost hear, O earth, sayings of my mouth!

  1. Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb, 3. For the Name of Jehovah I proclaim, Ascribe ye greatness to our God! (Deuteronomy 32:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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