Deuteronomy 4:14

“And YHWH commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, for you to carry them out in the land into which you are crossing to take possession of it.”

Deuteronomy 4:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 4:14, word by word

And 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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commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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at that timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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to teachלַמֵּדlamed

teach

To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.

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statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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and rulesמִשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim

rule

Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.

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for you to carry them outעֲשֹׂתְasot

carry out

To do what is commanded.

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in the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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are crossingעֹבְרִיםovrim

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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to take possession of itרִשְׁתָּrishta

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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The context

13He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to carry out, the ten words, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone.

14 · This verse (above)

15So guard your souls carefully, for you did not see any form on the day that YHWH spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire,

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