Knowוִידַעְתֶּםtodayהַיּוֹם—forכִּיI am not speaking withלֹא אֶתyour children,בְּנֵיכֶםwhoאֲשֶׁרhave notלֹאknownיָדְעוּand whoוַאֲשֶׁרhave notלֹאseen—רָאוּthe disciplineאֶת מוּסַרof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםhis greatness,אֶת גָּדְלוֹhis strongהַחֲזָקָהhand,אֶת יָדוֹand his outstretchedוּ הַנְּטוּיָהarm,זְרֹעוֹ
Deuteronomy 11:2
Study it in the app“Know today —for I am not speaking with your children, who have not known and who have not seen— the discipline of YHWH your Elohim, his greatness, his strong hand, and his outstretched arm,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 11:2, word by word
- Knowידַעְתֶּםydatem
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “ydatem” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- your childrenבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- seen—רָאוּrau
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rau” appears- the disciplineמוּסַרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- his greatnessגָּדְלgadl
greatness
How great God, or something, is.
Where else “gadl” appears- his strongחֲזָקָהchazaka
strong
Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.
Where else “chazaka” appears- handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- and his outstretchedנְּטוּיָהnetuya
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “netuya” appears- armזְרֹעzero
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zero” appears
The context
1You shall love YHWH your Elohim and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments, all the days.
2 · This verse (above)
3his signs and his works that he did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to all his land;