And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהwroteיִּכְתֹּבthisהַזֹּאתinstructionהַתּוֹרָהand gave itוַיִּתְּנָהּtoאֶלthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Levi,לֵוִיwho carriedהַנֹּשְׂאִיםthe arkאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof YHWH,יְהוָהand toוְאֶלallכָּלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Deuteronomy 31:9
Study it in the app“And Moses wrote this instruction and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of YHWH, and to all the elders of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 31:9, word by word
- And 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- wroteיִּכְתֹּבyichtov
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yichtov” appears- instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- and gave itיִּתְּנָyitna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitna” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- who carriedנֹּשְׂאִיםnosim
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nosim” 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- the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
8And YHWH, he is the one who goes before you; he will be with you; he will not let go of you or forsake you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.”
9 · This verse (above)
10And Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time of the year of release, at the Feast of Booths,