Deuteronomy 31:26

““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.”

Deuteronomy 31:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 31:26, word by word

“Takeלָקֹחַlakoach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lakoach” appears
bookסֵפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

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of the instructionתּוֹרָהtora

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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and putשַׂמְתֶּםsamtem

put

To put something somewhere.

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besideצַּדtsad

side

Side.

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the arkאֲרוֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

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of the covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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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.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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and it shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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as a witnessעֵדed

witness

Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.

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The context

25that Moses commanded the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of YHWH, saying,

26 · This verse (above)

27For I know your rebelliousness and your stubbornness. Look, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against YHWH; how much more after my death!

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