And it shall be,וְהָיָהon the dayבַּיּוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרyou crossתַּעַבְרוּthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָis givingנֹתֵןyou,לָךְthat you shall set upוַהֲקֵמֹתָfor yourselfלְךָlargeגְּדֹלוֹתstonesאֲבָנִיםand plasterוְשַׂדְתָּthemאֹתָםwith plaster.בַּשִּׂיד
Deuteronomy 27:2
Study it in the app“And it shall be, on the day that you cross the Jordan into the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones and plaster them with plaster.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:2, word by word
- And it shall beהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- you crossתַּעַבְרוּtaavru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “taavru” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” 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- is givingנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- that you shall set upהֲקֵמֹתָhakemota
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakemota” appears- largeגְּדֹלוֹתgedolot
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appears- stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- and plasterשַׂדְתָּsadta
plaster
Plaster: cover with a coat of lime to leave the surface white and smooth.
Where else “sadta” appears- with plasterשִּׂידsid
lime, plaster
Lime: a white powder used to coat walls and stones.
Where else “sid” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
1And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep all the commandment that I am commanding you today.
2 · This verse (above)
3And you shall write on them all the words of this instruction when you cross, so that you may enter into the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as YHWH, the Elohim of your fathers, has spoken to you.