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Forכִּיthe nameשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהI will proclaim;אֶקְרָאascribeהָבוּgreatnessגֹדֶלto our Elohim.לֵאלֹהֵינוּ
Deuteronomy 32:3
Study it in the app“For the name of YHWH I will proclaim; ascribe greatness to our Elohim.”
Moses sings of God as the Rock: all his ways are justHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 32:3, word by word
- the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” 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- I will proclaimאֶקְרָאekra
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “ekra” appears- ascribeהָבוּhavu
give
To hand something to someone, or to ascribe to him what is due.
Where else “havu” appears- greatnessגֹדֶלgodel
greatness
How great God, or something, is.
Where else “godel” appears- to our Elohimאלֹהֵיlohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appears
The context
2Let my teaching drip like the rain, let my saying distill like the dew, like showers on the vegetation and like downpours on the grass.
3 · This verse (above)
4The Rock: his work is blameless, for all his ways are justice. An El of faithfulness and without injustice, righteous and upright is he.