Deuteronomy 26:11

“And you shall rejoice in all the good that YHWH your Elohim has given to you and to your house, you and the Levite and the resident alien who is in your midst.”

Deuteronomy 26:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 26:11, word by word

And you shall rejoiceשָׂמַחְתָּsamachta

rejoice

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

Where else “samachta” appears
the goodטּוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tov” 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
has givenנָתַןnatan

give

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

Where else “natan” appears
and to your houseבֵיתֶvete

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “vete” appears
and the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “levi” appears
and the resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
in your midstקִרְבֶּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kirbe” appears

The context

10And now, look, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground that you have given me, YHWH.” And you shall set it down before YHWH your Elohim and bow down before YHWH your Elohim.

11 · This verse (above)

12When you have finished tithing all the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, and have given it to the Levite, to the resident alien, to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be satisfied,

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