“Takeלָקֹחַthisהַזֶּהbookסֵפֶרof the instructionהַתּוֹרָהand putוְשַׂמְתֶּםitאֹתוֹbesideמִצַּדthe arkאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםand it shall beוְהָיָהthereשָׁםas a witnessלְעֵדagainst you.בְּךָ
Deuteronomy 31:26
Study it in the app““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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “sefer” appears- of the instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- and putשַׂמְתֶּםsamtem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “samtem” appears- besideצַּדtsad
side
Side.
Where else “tsad” 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- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- and it shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- as a witnessעֵדed
witness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ed” appears
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!