YHWHאֶת יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָyou shall fear;תִּירָאhimאֹתוֹyou shall serve;תַעֲבֹדto himוּבוֹyou shall cling;תִדְבָּקand by his nameוּבִשְׁמוֹyou shall swear.תִּשָּׁבֵעַ
Deuteronomy 10:20
Study it in the app“YHWH your Elohim you shall fear; him you shall serve; to him you shall cling; and by his name you shall swear.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 10:20, word by word
- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- you shall fearתִּירָאtira
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “tira” appears- you shall serveתַעֲבֹדtaavod
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “taavod” appears- you shall clingתִדְבָּקtidbak
cling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “tidbak” appears- and by his nameשְׁמshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- you shall swearתִּשָּׁבֵעַtishavea
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “tishavea” appears
The context
19So you shall love the resident alien, for you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.
20 · This verse (above)
21He is your praise, and he is your Elohim, who has done for you these great and fearsome things that your eyes have seen.