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But youוְאֶתְכֶםYHWHיְהוָהhas takenלָקַחand brought outוַיּוֹצִאyouאֶתְכֶםfrom the furnaceמִכּוּרof iron,הַבַּרְזֶלfrom Egypt,מִמִּצְרָיִםto beלִהְיוֹתa peopleלְעַםof inheritanceנַחֲלָהfor him,לוֹas you are thisכַּ הַזֶּהday.יּוֹם
Deuteronomy 4:20
Study it in the app“But you YHWH has taken and brought out you from the furnace of iron, from Egypt, to be a people of inheritance for him, as you are this day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 4:20, word by word
- 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- has takenלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- and brought outיּוֹצִאyotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotsi” appears- from the furnaceכּוּרkur
furnace
Furnace: a furnace for smelting metals. "Iron furnace" is an image of very harsh suffering.
Where else “kur” appears- of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “barzel” appears- from Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- to beהְיוֹתheot
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heot” appears- a peopleעַםam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- of inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
19And so that you do not lift up your eyes to the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the army of the heavens, and be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them; YHWH your Elohim has allotted them to all the peoples under all the heavens.
20 · This verse (above)
21YHWH was incensed with me because of your words, and he swore that I would not cross the Jordan and that I would not enter into the good land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance.