And thereוַ שָׁםyou shall eatאֲכַלְתֶּםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםand rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּםin everyבְּכֹלundertakingמִשְׁלַחof your hand,יֶדְכֶםyouאַתֶּםand your households,וּבָתֵּיכֶםin whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhas blessedבֵּרַכְyou.ךָ
Deuteronomy 12:7
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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.
Where else “fene” 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- and rejoiceשְׂמַחְתֶּםsemachtem
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “semachtem” appears- undertakingמִשְׁלַחmishlach
undertaking
What one sets one's hand to.
Where else “mishlach” appears- of your handיֶדְyed
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yed” appears- and your householdsבָתֵּיvate
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vate” appears- has blessedבֵּרַכְberach
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “berach” appears
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,