that Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהcommandedיְצַוthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםwho carriedנֹשְׂאֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof YHWH,יְהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר
Deuteronomy 31:25
Study it in the app“that Moses commanded the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of YHWH, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 31:25, word by word
- that 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- commandedיְצַוyetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsav” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- who carriedנֹשְׂאֵיnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- of 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- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
24And it happened, when Moses had finished writing the words of this instruction in a book to the end,
25 · This verse (above)
26“Take this book of the instruction and put it beside the ark of the covenant of YHWH your Elohim, and it shall be there as a witness against you.