Deuteronomy 27:9

“And Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, Israel: this day you have become a people for YHWH your Elohim.”

Deuteronomy 27:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 27:9, word by word

And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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and the Leviticalלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Be silentהַסְכֵּתhasket

be silent

Be silent in order to pay attention.

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and listenשְׁמַעshema

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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dayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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you have becomeנִהְיֵיתָnihyeta

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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a peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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for 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.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

8And you shall write on the stones all the words of this instruction very plainly.”

9 · This verse (above)

10So you shall listen to the voice of YHWH your Elohim and do his commandments and his statutes, which I am commanding you today.”

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