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BeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָyou shall eat itתֹאכֲלֶנּוּyearשָׁנָהby yearבְשָׁנָהin the placeבַּמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהchooses,יִבְחַרyouאַתָּהand your household.וּבֵיתֶךָ
Deuteronomy 15:20
Study it in the app“Before YHWH your Elohim you shall eat it year by year in the place that YHWH chooses, you and your household.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 15:20, word by word
- 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- you shall eat itתֹאכֲלֶtochale
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochale” appears- yearשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- in the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- choosesיִבְחַרyivchar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “yivchar” appears- and your householdבֵיתֶvete
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vete” appears
The context
19Every firstborn male that is born in your herd and in your flock you shall consecrate to YHWH your Elohim; you shall not work with the firstborn of your ox, and you shall not shear the firstborn of your flock.
20 · This verse (above)
21But if it has a defect, if it is lame or blind, any bad defect, you shall not sacrifice it to YHWH your Elohim.