Whenאֲשֶׁרthe prophetהַנָּבִיאspeaksיְדַבֵּרin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהand the wordוְ הַדָּבָרdoes notלֹאcome aboutיִהְיֶהorוְcome true,לֹא יָבוֹאthatהוּאis the wordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas notלֹאspoken;דִבְּרוֹwith arroganceבְּזָדוֹןthe prophetהַנָּבִיאhas spoken it;דִּבְּרוֹyou shall notלֹאbe afraidתָגוּרof him.מִמֶּנּוּ
Deuteronomy 18:22
Study it in the app“When the prophet speaks in the name of YHWH and the word does not come about or come true, that is the word that YHWH has not spoken; with arrogance the prophet has spoken it; you shall not be afraid of him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 18:22, word by word
- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- speaksיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- in the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” 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- and the wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- come aboutיִהְיֶהyihye
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yihye” appears- come trueיָבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- with arroganceזָדוֹןzadon
presumption, arrogance
Presumption, arrogance: daring to act on one's own against what was commanded.
Where else “zadon” appears- be afraidתָגוּרtagur
dread
Another word spelled the same: to dread.
Where else “tagur” appears
The context
21And if you say in your heart, “How shall we know the word that YHWH has not spoken?”
22 · This verse (above)