And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהand the Leviticalוְ הַלְוִיִּםpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםspokeיְדַבֵּרtoאֶלallכָּלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Be silentהַסְכֵּתand listen,וּשְׁמַעIsrael:יִשְׂרָאֵלthisהַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםyou have becomeנִהְיֵיתָa peopleלְעָםfor YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Deuteronomy 27:9
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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).
Where else “moshe” appears- and the Leviticalלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Be silentהַסְכֵּתhasket
be silent
Be silent in order to pay attention.
Where else “hasket” appears- and listenשְׁמַעshema
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shema” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- you have becomeנִהְיֵיתָnihyeta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “nihyeta” appears- a peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
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.”