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Textual variants in the Book of Deuteronomy concerns textual variants in the Hebrew Bible found in the Book of Deuteronomy.




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This list provides examples of known textual variants, and contains the following parameters: Hebrew texts written right to left, the Hebrew text romanised left to right, an approximate English translation, and which Hebrew manuscripts or critical editions of the Hebrew Bible this textual variant can be found in. Greek (Septuagint) and Latin (Vulgate) texts are written left to right, and not romanised. Sometimes additional translation or interpretation notes are added, with references to similar verses elsewhere, or in-depth articles on the topic in question.




= Deuteronomy 5

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Deuteronomy 5:6, see also I am the Lord thy God

אָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ‎, ’ā-nō-ḵî Yah-weh ’ĕ-lō-he-ḵā,, 'I Yahweh your god' – WLC
Ἐγώ Κύριος ὁ θεός σου, 'I Lord the god of yours' – LXXSwete – LXXRahlfs
εγώ ειμι κύριος ο θεός σου, 'I am Lord the god of yours' – Brenton ABP
Ego Dominus Deus tuus, 'I Lord your God' – VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:2.
Deuteronomy 5:7, see also Thou shalt have no other gods before me

לֹ֣א יִהְיֶ֥ה־לְךָ֛֩ אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים עַל־פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃‎, lō yih-yeh- lə-ḵā ’ĕ-lō-hîm ’ă-ḥê-rîm ‘al- pā-nā-ya., 'You shall not have other/further gods over/against/above/beside me' – WLC SP
לוא יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛֩ אלוהים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים עַל־פָּנָֽ֗יַ‎, l-v-a yih-yeh- lə-ḵā l-v-h-m ’ă-ḥê-rîm ‘al- pā-nā-ya, 'You shall not have other/further gods over/against/above/beside me' – 4QDeutn (4QDeutj)
Οὐκ ἔσονταί σοι θεοὶ ἕτεροι πρὸ προσώπου μου., 'There shall not be other gods to you before my face.' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs Brenton ABP
Non habebis deos alienos in conspectu meo., '[You] shall have no alien/foreign/strange gods in my sight/presence/proximity.' – VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:3.
Deuteronomy 5:11, see also Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain

λήψη, 'shall take' – ABP Brenton (classical Greek spelling)
λήμψῃ, 'shall take' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs (Koine Greek spelling)
Compare Exodus 20:7.
Deuteronomy 5:11, see also Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain

לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה‎, lō yə-naq-qeh Yah-weh, 'Yahweh will not acquit / leave unpunished / hold guiltless' – WLC
μὴ καθαρίσῃ Κύριος, '[the] Lord shall not cleanse' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs. κᾰθᾰρός ("clean, pure") is the origin of the terms catharsis and Catharism.
μὴ καθαρίσῃ Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, '[the] Lord your God shall not cleanse' – Brenton
μὴ καθαρίσει Κύριος ο θεός σου, '[the] Lord your god shall not cleanse' – ABP
non erit impunitus, '[he] will not be unpunished' – VgColunga&Turrado. impunitus is the root of the term impunity.
Compare Exodus 20:7.
Deuteronomy 5:14, see also Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy

וְגֵרְךָ֖֙ אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ ׃‎, wə-ḡê-rə-ḵā ’ă-šer biš-‘ā-re-ḵā,, 'your stranger/sojourner who [is] within your gates' – WLC
καὶ (ὁ) προσήλυτος ὁ παροικῶν ἐν σοί., 'and the proselyte/convert the [one] sojourning among you.' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs Brenton (no 'ὁ') ABP
et peregrinus qui est intra portas tuas., 'and [the] traveller who is within your gates.' – VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:10.
Deuteronomy 5:15, see also Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔֗יִם‎, bə-’e-reṣ miṣ-ra-yim,, 'in the land of Egypt,' – WLC
ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ,, 'in [the] land of Egypt,' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs Brenton ABP
in Ægypto,, 'in Egypt,' – VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:11 (an entirely different sentence in all witnesses, which supports Sabbath observance by reference to the Genesis creation narrative rather than the Exodus).
Deuteronomy 5:15, see also Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy

καὶ ἁγιάζειν αὐτήν., 'and to sanctify it.' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs Brenton ABP
omitted – WLC VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:11: וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃‎, way-qad-də-šê-hū. s, 'and (he) consecrated it.' καὶ ηγίασε αὐτήν., 'and [he] sanctified it.' et sanctificavit eum., 'and [he] sanctified it.'.
Deuteronomy 5:16, see also Honour thy father and thy mother

לְמַ֣עַן ׀ יַאֲרִיכֻ֣ן יָמֶ֗יךָ‎, lə-ma-‘an ya-’ă-rî-ḵun yā-me-ḵā, 'that your days/times may be long [plural]' – WLC
μακροχρόνιοι ἦτε, 'long times may [you] be [plural]' – LXXSwete
μακροχρόνιος γένη, '[a] long time may [you] happen [singular]' – LXXRahlfs Brenton ABP
longo vivas tempore, '(during a) long time may [you] live [singular]' – VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:12.
Deuteronomy 5:16, see also Honour thy father and thy mother

וּלְמַ֙עַן֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ‎, ū-lə-ma-‘an yî-ṭaḇ lāḵ, 'that it may be [singular] well with you' – WLC
ίνα ευ σοι γένηται, 'in order that good [things] should happen [plural] to you' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs Brenton ABP (mentioned before καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιοι ἦτε / καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιοι ἦτε)
et bene sit tibi, 'and [it] may be [singular] well with/for you' – VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:12 (where this phrase is omitted in Hebrew and Latin witnesses, but identical in Greek witnesses).
Deuteronomy 5:17–19, see also Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery and Thou shalt not steal

לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ ס וְלֹ֖֣א תִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סוְלֹ֖֣א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס‎, lō trə-ṣāḥ. s wə-lō tnə-’āp̄. s wə-lō tḡə-nōḇ. s, '[You] shall not murder. And [you] shall not commit adultery. And [you] shall not steal.' – WLC
Οὐ μοιχεύσεις. Οὐ φονεύσεις. Οὐ κλέψεις., '[You] shall not commit adultery. [You] shall not murder. [You] shall not steal.' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs
Οὐ φονεύσεις. Οὐ μοιχεύσεις. Οὐ κλέψεις., '[You] shall not murder. [You] shall not commit adultery. [You] shall not steal.' – Brenton ABP
Non occides, neque moechaberis, furtumque non facies:, '[You] shall not kill/slay, nor shall [you] commit adultery, and theft [you] shall not commit:' – VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:13–15.
Deuteronomy 5:21, see also Thou shalt not covet

ούτε παντός κτήνους αυτού, 'nor any of his cattle/beasts [of burden]' – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs Brenton ABP
omitted – WLC VgColunga&Turrado
Compare Exodus 20:17.
Deuteronomy 5:21, see also Thou shalt not covet

כֹ֖ל‎, ḵōl, 'all/everything/anything' – WLC
πάντα, 'all or any/every [thing]' – Brenton ABP
universa, 'all [things] (combined) or [the] whole [of things]' – VgColunga&Turrado
omitted – LXXSwete LXXRahlfs
Compare Exodus 20:17.




= Deuteronomy 22

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Deuteronomy 22:25

הַנַּעַר‎, han-na-‘ar, 'a boy or a young man' – K
הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙‎, han-na-‘ar-rāh, 'a girl/damsel or a young woman' – Q SP
την παίδα, 'a child/boy/girl' – LXXSwete ABP Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:25

וּמֵ֗ת הָאִ֛ישׁ‎, ū-mêṯ hā-’îš, 'then the man shall die' – MT
αποκτενείτε τον άνθρωπον, 'you shall kill the man' – ABP
ἀποκτενεῖτε, 'you shall kill' – LXXSwete Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:26

־[ולנער] (וְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙‪‬) לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה דָבָ֔ר‎, [wə·lan·na·‘ar] (wə·lan·na·‘ă·rāh) lō- ṯa-‘ă-śeh ḏā-ḇār,, '(But [to] the young woman) you shall not do anything;' – WLC
τη δε νεάνιδι ου ποιήσετε ουδέν, 'but to the young woman you shall not do anything,' – ABP
omitted – LXXSwete Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:26

אֵ֥ין [לַנַּעַר כ] (לַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה ק) חֵ֣טְא מָ֑וֶת כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ כִּ֡י‎, ’ên [lan·na·‘ar] (lan·na·‘ă·rāh) ḥêṭ mā·weṯ; kî, '[there is] not [to] (the young woman) a sin [worthy] of death. For' – WLC
ουκ έστι τη νεάνιδι αμάρτημα θανάτου. ότι ως, 'there is not to the young woman a sin [worthy] of death. For as' – ABP
καὶ τῇ νεάνιδι οὐκ ἔστιν ἁμάρτημα θανάτου. ὡς, 'and to the young woman there is no sin [worthy] of death. As' – LXXSwete Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:28, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29

כִּֽי־יִמְצָ֣א אִ֗ישׁ‎, kî- yim-ṣā ’îš,, 'If a man finds' – WLC
Ἐὰν δέ τις εὕρῃ, 'And if anyone finds' – LXXSwete ABP Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:28, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29

וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ‎, ū-ṯə-p̄ā-śāh, 'and he seizes her' – WLC
και βιασάμενος αυτήν, 'and using force on her' – ABP
καὶ βιασάμενος, 'and using force or and [if] he should force [her]' – LXXSwete Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:28, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29

וְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃‎, wə-nim-ṣā-’ū., 'and [they] are found,' – WLC
καὶ εὑρεθῇ·, 'and [he] should be found' – LXXSwete ABP Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:29, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29

חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף‎, ḥă-miš-šîm kā-sep̄;, 'fifty of silver' – WLC
πεντήκοντα δίδραχμα αργυρίου, 'fifty double-drachmas of silver or fifty silver didrachms' – LXXSwete ABP Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:29, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29

לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל‎, lō- yū-ḵal, 'he shall not be permitted' – WLC
οὐ δυνήσεται, 'he will not be able' – LXXSwete ABP Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:29, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29

כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃ ס‎, kāl- yā-māw. s, 'all his days' – WLC
τὸν ἅπαντα χρόνον, 'at any time' – LXXSwete ABP Brenton
Deuteronomy 22:30

λήψεται, 'shall take' – ABP Brenton (classical Greek spelling)
λήμψεται, 'shall take' – LXXSwete (Koine Greek spelling)
Compare Songs 2:6.
Deuteronomy 22:30

συγκάλυμμα, 'skirt or marriage veil' – ABP Brenton
συνκάλυμμα, 'skirt' – LXXSwete




= Deuteronomy 28

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Deuteronomy 28:30, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 28

יִשְׁכָּבֶ֔נָּה‎, yiš-kā-ḇen-nāh,, 'will rape her' – Q
יִשְׁגָּלֶנָּה‎ – K
ישכב‎ – SP
ἕξει αὐτήν·, 'shall have/hold her' – LXXSwete ABP Brenton
Deuteronomy 28:30, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 28

עמה‎, ‘am-māh, 'people' – SP
omitted – MT




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