and to set youוּלְתִתְּךָhighעֶלְיוֹןaboveעַלallכָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthatאֲשֶׁרhe has made,עָשָׂהfor praiseלִתְהִלָּהand for renownוּלְשֵׁםand for beauty,וּלְתִפְאָרֶתand that you will beוְלִהְיֹתְךָa holyקָדֹשׁpeopleעַםto YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe has spoken.דִּבֵּר
Deuteronomy 26:19
Study it in the app“and to set you high above all the nations that he has made, for praise and for renown and for beauty, and that you will be a holy people to YHWH your Elohim, as he has spoken.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 26:19, word by word
- and to set youתִתְּtit
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “tit” appears- highעֶלְיוֹןelyon
Most High, Elyon
"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.
Where else “elyon” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- he has madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- for praiseתְהִלָּהtehila
praise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehila” appears- and for renownשֵׁםshem
renown
Fame, good name.
Where else “shem” appears- and for beautyתִפְאָרֶתtifaret
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tifaret” appears- and that you will beהְיֹתְheyot
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heyot” appears- a holyקָדֹשׁkadosh
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kadosh” appears- peopleעַםam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- he has spokenדִּבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
18And YHWH has declared you today to be his people, his special treasure, as he told you, and that you are to keep all his commandments,
19 · This verse (above)