And you shall spendוְנָתַתָּהthe silverהַכֶּסֶףon allבְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyour soulנַפְשְׁךָdesires:תְּאַוֶּהon oxenבַּבָּקָרor on sheep,וּבַצֹּאןon wineוּבַיַּיִןor on intoxicating drink,וּבַשֵּׁכָרor on anythingוּבְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyour soulנַפְשֶׁךָasks of you;תִּשְׁאָלְךָand you shall eatוְאָכַלְתָּthereשָּׁםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָand rejoice,וְשָׂמַחְתָּyouאַתָּהand your household.וּבֵיתֶךָ
Deuteronomy 14:26
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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.
Where else “natata” appears- the silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nafsh” appears- desiresתְּאַוֶּהteave
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “teave” appears- on oxenבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- or on sheepצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- on wineיַּיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- or on intoxicating drinkשֵּׁכָרshechar
intoxicating drink
Intoxicating drink made from fermented grain or fruit; distinct from grape wine.
Where else “shechar” appears- asks of youתִּשְׁאָלְtishal
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “tishal” appears- 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.
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 Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- and rejoiceשָׂמַחְתָּsamachta
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “samachta” appears- and your householdבֵיתֶvete
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vete” appears
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.