Deuteronomy 11:28

“and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of YHWH your Elohim and turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today, to go after other gods that you have not known.”

Deuteronomy 11:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 11:28, word by word

and the curseקְּלָלָהkelala

curse

Curse: words calling down evil on someone; the opposite of a blessing.

Where else “kelala” appears
listenתִשְׁמְעוּtishmu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “tishmu” appears
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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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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and turn asideסַרְתֶּםsartem

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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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 goלֶכֶתlechet

go along

To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.

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otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

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knownיְדַעְתֶּםyedatem

know

To know something, realize.

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The context

27the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of YHWH your Elohim that I am commanding you today;

28 · This verse (above)

29And when YHWH your Elohim brings you into the land into which you are going to take possession of it, you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

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