The statutesוְאֶת הַחֻקִּיםand the rulesוְאֶת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִיםand the instructionוְהַתּוֹרָהand the commandmentוְהַמִּצְוָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe wroteכָּתַבfor youלָכֶםyou shall be carefulתִּשְׁמְרוּןto doלַעֲשׂוֹתallכָּלthe days;הַיָּמִיםand you shall notוְלֹאfearתִירְאוּotherאֲחֵרִיםgods.אֱלֹהִים
2 Kings 17:37
Study it in the app“The statutes and the rules and the instruction and the commandment that he wrote for you you shall be careful to do all the days; and you shall not fear other gods.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 17:37, word by word
- The statutesחֻקִּיםchukim
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chukim” appears- and the rulesמִּשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpatim” appears- and the instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- and the commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- he wroteכָּתַבkatav
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “katav” appears- you shall be carefulתִּשְׁמְרוּtishmru
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “tishmru” appears- to doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- the daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- fearתִירְאוּtiru
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “tiru” appears- otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
36but YHWH, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him you shall fear, and to him you shall bow down, and to him you shall sacrifice.
37 · This verse (above)
38The covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods;