Deuteronomy 12:7

“And there you shall eat before YHWH your Elohim and rejoice in every undertaking of your hand, you and your households, in which YHWH your Elohim has blessed you.”

Deuteronomy 12:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 12:7, word by word

you shall eatאֲכַלְתֶּםachaltem

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achaltem” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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 rejoiceשְׂמַחְתֶּםsemachtem

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

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undertakingמִשְׁלַחmishlach

undertaking

What one sets one's hand to.

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of your handיֶדְyed

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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and your householdsבָתֵּיvate

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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has blessedבֵּרַכְberach

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

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The context

6There you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, your vows and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.

7 · This verse (above)

8You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, each one doing all that is right in his eyes,

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