Deuteronomy 28:12

“YHWH will open to you his good storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.”

Deuteronomy 28:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:12, word by word

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
will openיִפְתַּחyiftach

open

To open a door, mouth or eyes.

Where else “yiftach” appears
his goodטּוֹבtov

good

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

Where else “tov” appears
storehouseאוֹצָרotsar

storehouse

The place where valuables are kept.

Where else “otsar” appears
the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
to giveתֵתtet

give

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

Where else “tet” appears
the rainמְטַרmetar

rain

Rain.

Where else “metar” appears
of your landאַרְצְarts

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arts” appears
in its seasonעִתּit

season

The right moment or the part of the year when something is due.

Where else “it” appears
and to blessבָרֵךְvarech

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “varech” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of your handיָדֶyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yade” appears
and you will lendהִלְוִיתָhilvita

lend

To give something of one's own to someone in need, to be returned later.

Where else “hilvita” appears
to manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears

The context

11And YHWH will make you abound in good things, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, on the land that YHWH swore to your fathers to give you.

12 · This verse (above)

13And YHWH will make you the head and not the tail; and you will be only on top and you will not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of YHWH your Elohim that I am commanding you today, to keep and to do them,

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