Books of the Bible / Deuteronomy
Random Verse from Deuteronomy
Roll a random verse from Deuteronomy -- 34 chapters, 959 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.””
Deuteronomy 33:7
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Deuteronomy (summary)
Deuteronomy is book 5 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 34 chapters and 959 verses in the World English Bible (WEB) — public domain -- both counts computed directly from this site's own copy of that data, the same pool this roller draws from, not entered by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Deuteronomy compared to other books of the Bible?
Deuteronomy is the 12th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 959 verses across 34 chapters -- an average of 28.2 verses per chapter.
What translation is the text drawn from?
The World English Bible (WEB) — public domain, a public-domain English translation, so every verse can be quoted here in full without a license. The reference and wording are looked up from this site's own copy of that same text, not paraphrased.
Where does Deuteronomy sit among the other Old Testament books?
Deuteronomy is book 5 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 5 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Deuteronomy?
Numbers comes directly before it (36 chapters). Joshua comes directly after it (24 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 959 verses in Deuteronomy -- not a pseudo-random Math.random() draw, and not weighted toward well-known verses, so an obscure genealogy verse has exactly the same chance of coming up as a famous one.