¹⁹“And so then write this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites;ⁿ put it in their mouth, so that this song may be for me as a witness against the Israelites.^o ²⁰For when I bring them^p into the land that I swore to their^q ancestors,^r a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill,^s and they^t will become fat, and then they^u will turn to other gods, and they will serve them, and they will spurn me, and they^v will break my covenant. ²¹And then^w many disasters and troubles will come upon them,^x and this song will give evidence before them^y as a witness, because it will not be forgotten from out of the mouth of their descendants,^z for I know their^a inclination that they^b are having today^c before I have brought them^d into the land that I swore.” ²²And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.^e

Read in Logos

Footnotes

nLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
oLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
pHebrew “him,” referring to the people
qHebrew “his”
rOr “fathers”
sLiterally “he will eat and he will be satisfied”
tHebrew “he”
uHebrew “he”
vHebrew “he”
wLiterally “And it shall happen”
xHebrew “him”
yHebrew “him”
zHebrew “his offspring/descendant”
aHebrew “his”
bHebrew “he”
cLiterally “the day”
dHebrew “him”
eLiterally “sons/children of Israel”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Now therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel. For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and grown fat, they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise me and break my covenant. And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give.” So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them. When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant. And when many disasters and calamities come on them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath.” So Moses wrote down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore write down this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; have them sing it, so that this song may be a witness for me against the Israelites. When I bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. They will turn to other gods and worship them, despising me and breaking my covenant. And when many troubles and afflictions come to them, this song will testify against them, because their descendants will not have forgotten it. For I know what they are prone to do, even before I bring them into the land I swore to give them.” So Moses wrote down this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.

NLTNew Living Translation

“So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them. For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant. And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”

So that very day Moses wrote down the words of the song and taught it to the Israelites.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

Public Domain