Deuteronomy 30:3

“then YHWH your Elohim will restore your captivity and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where YHWH your Elohim has scattered you.”

Deuteronomy 30:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 30:3, word by word

then 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
will restoreשָׁבshav

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “shav” appears
your captivityשְׁבוּתְshevut

captivity, fortunes

Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.

Where else “shevut” appears
and have mercy on youרִחֲמֶrichame

have compassion

To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.

Where else “richame” appears
and he will gather youקִבֶּצְkibets

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “kibets” appears
the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
has scattered youהֱפִיצְhefits

be scattered

To end up scattered in many places, like a people without a shepherd.

Where else “hefits” appears

The context

2and you return to YHWH your Elohim and listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you today, you and your sons, with all your heart and with all your soul,

3 · This verse (above)

4If your banished ones are at the end of the heavens, from there YHWH your Elohim will gather you, and from there he will take you.

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