Deuteronomy 10:13

“to keep the commandments of YHWH and his statutes that I am commanding you today, for your good?”

Deuteronomy 10:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Moses sums up what God asks: fear him, walk in his ways and love himObedience

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Deuteronomy 10:13, word by word

to keepשְׁמֹרshemor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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the commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and his statutesחֻקֹּתָיchukotay

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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am commanding youמְצַוְּmetsav

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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for your goodטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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The context

12And now, Israel, what is YHWH your Elohim asking of you but to fear YHWH your Elohim, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve YHWH your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul,

13 · This verse (above)

14Look, to YHWH your Elohim belong the heavens and the heavens of the heavens, the earth and all that is in it.

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