Deuteronomy 14:23

“And you shall eat before YHWH your Elohim, in the place that he chooses to make his name dwell there, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear YHWH your Elohim all the days.”

Deuteronomy 14:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 14:23, word by word

And you shall eatאָכַלְתָּachalta

eat

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

Where else “achalta” 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 Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

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

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in the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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he choosesיִבְחַרyivchar

elect

God picks out his people, a place or a king.

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to makeשַׁכֵּןshaken

make dwell

To make dwell: "to make his name dwell there".

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his nameשְׁמshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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the titheמַעְשַׂרmasar

tithe

Tithe: a tenth of something.

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of your grainדְּגָנְdegan

grain

Grain: wheat and barley.

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your new wineתִּירֹשְׁtirosh

new wine

New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.

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and your oilיִצְהָרֶyitshare

fresh oil

Fresh olive oil.

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and the firstbornבְכֹרֹתvechorot

firstborn

The earliest young of the livestock.

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of your herdבְּקָרְbekar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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and your flockצֹאנֶtsone

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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you may learnתִּלְמַדtilmad

learn

To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.

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to fearיִרְאָהyira

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

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the daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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The context

22You shall surely tithe all the produce of your seed that comes out of the field year by year.

23 · This verse (above)

24But if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it, because the place that YHWH your Elohim chooses to put his name there is far from you, when YHWH your Elohim blesses you,

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