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if onlyרַק אִםyou truly obeyשָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַעthe voiceבְּקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָbeing carefulלִשְׁמֹרto carry outלַעֲשׂוֹתallאֶת כָּלthisהַזֹּאתcommandmentהַמִּצְוָהthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיam commanding youמְצַוְּךָtoday.הַיּוֹם
Deuteronomy 15:5
Study it in the app“if only you truly obey the voice of YHWH your Elohim, being careful to carry out all this commandment that I am commanding you today.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 15:5, word by word
- you truly obeyשָׁמוֹעַshamoa
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shamoa” appears- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of 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- being carefulשְׁמֹרshemor
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “shemor” appears- to carry outעֲשׂוֹתasot
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asot” appears- commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- am commanding youמְצַוְּmetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “metsav” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
4However, there shall be no needy one among you, for YHWH will surely bless you in the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance to possess it,
5 · This verse (above)
6For YHWH your Elohim has blessed you, as he has spoken to you, and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over many nations, but over you they will not rule.