Deuteronomy 13:18

“if you obey the voice of YHWH your Elohim, keeping all his commandments that I am commanding you today, doing what is right in the eyes of YHWH your Elohim.”

Deuteronomy 13:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 13:18, word by word

you obeyתִשְׁמַעtishma

obey

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

Where else “tishma” appears
the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” 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 Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

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

Where else “elohe” appears
keepingשְׁמֹרshemor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

Where else “shemor” appears
his commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיmitsvotay

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

Where else “mitsvotay” appears
am commanding youמְצַוְּmetsav

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “metsav” appears
todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

Where else “yom” appears
doingעֲשׂוֹתasot

carry out

To do what is commanded.

Where else “asot” appears
what is rightיָּשָׁרyashar

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

Where else “yashar” appears
in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears

The context

17Nothing of what is devoted to destruction shall cling to your hand, so that YHWH may turn from the burning of his anger and give you mercy and have mercy on you and multiply you, as he swore to your fathers,

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