Deuteronomy 18:17

17 The LORD said to me: “What they say is good.

Deuteronomy 18:17 in Other Translations

17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

17 And the LORD said to me, 'They are right in what they have spoken.

17 “Then the LORD said to me, ‘What they have said is right.

17 And God said to me, "They're right; they've spoken the truth.

17 Then the Lord said to me, 'They have spoken well.

Deuteronomy 18:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:17

And the Lord said unto me
Unto Moses, who carried the above request to the Lord:

they have well spoken that which they have spoken;
see ( Deuteronomy 5:28 ) .

Deuteronomy 18:17 In-Context

15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.

16 For this is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.”

17 The LORD said to me: “What they say is good.

18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.