Deuteronomy 13:4

“After YHWH your Elohim you shall walk, and him you shall fear, and his commandments you shall keep, and his voice you shall obey, and him you shall serve, and to him you shall cling.”

Deuteronomy 13:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 13:4, word by word

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
you shall walkתֵּלֵכוּtelechu

walk

To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.

Where else “telechu” appears
you shall fearתִירָאוּtirau

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

Where else “tirau” appears
and his commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיmitsvotay

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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you shall keepתִּשְׁמֹרוּtishmoru

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

Where else “tishmoru” appears
and his voiceקֹלkol

voice

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

Where else “kol” appears
you shall obeyתִשְׁמָעוּtishmau

obey

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

Where else “tishmau” appears
you shall serveתַעֲבֹדוּtaavodu

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

Where else “taavodu” appears
you shall clingתִדְבָּקוּtidbaku

cling

To stay close to someone, like YHWH.

Where else “tidbaku” appears

The context

3you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for YHWH your Elohim is testing you to know whether you love YHWH your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 · This verse (above)

5But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken turning aside against YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slaves, to drag you away from the way in which YHWH your Elohim commanded you to walk. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

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