Deuteronomy 14:26

“And you shall spend the silver on all that your soul desires: on oxen or on sheep, on wine or on intoxicating drink, or on anything that your soul asks of you; and you shall eat there before YHWH your Elohim and rejoice, you and your household.”

Deuteronomy 14:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 14:26, word by word

And you shall spendנָתַתָּהnatata

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the silverכֶּסֶףkesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh

appetite

Hunger or craving; the throat.

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desiresתְּאַוֶּהteave

crave, desire

Desire strongly, crave something.

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on oxenבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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or on sheepצֹּאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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on wineיַּיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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or on intoxicating drinkשֵּׁכָרshechar

intoxicating drink

Intoxicating drink made from fermented grain or fruit; distinct from grape wine.

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asks of youתִּשְׁאָלְtishal

ask for

To ask for something, or borrow.

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and you shall eatאָכַלְתָּachalta

eat

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

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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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and rejoiceשָׂמַחְתָּsamachta

rejoice

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

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and your householdבֵיתֶvete

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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The context

25then you shall turn it into silver, and bind up the silver in your hand, and go to the place that YHWH your Elohim chooses.

26 · This verse (above)

27And the Levite who is within your gates, you shall not abandon him, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

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