Deuteronomy 11:13

“And it will be, if you truly listen to my commandments that I am commanding you today, to love YHWH your Elohim and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,”

Deuteronomy 11:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 11:13, word by word

And it will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
you truly listenשָׁמֹעַshamoa

obey

To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.

Where else “shamoa” appears
my commandmentsמִצְוֺתַmitsvota

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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am commandingמְצַוֶּהmetsave

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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to loveאַהֲבָהahava

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “ahava” appears
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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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
and to serve himעָבְדavd

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

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your heartלְבַבְlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

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your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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The context

12a land that YHWH your Elohim cares for; the eyes of YHWH your Elohim are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

13 · This verse (above)

14that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the late rain, and you will gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil.

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