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YHWHיְהוָהwill scatterוְהֵפִיץyouאֶתְכֶםamong the peoples,בָּעַמִּיםand you will be leftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּםfewמְתֵיin numberמִסְפָּרamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםto whichאֲשֶׁר שָׁמָּהYHWHיְהוָהwill leadיְנַהֵגyou.אֶתְכֶם
Deuteronomy 4:27
Study it in the app“YHWH will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations to which YHWH will lead you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 4:27, 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- will scatterהֵפִיץhefits
scatter
To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.
Where else “hefits” appears- among the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- and you will be leftנִשְׁאַרְתֶּםnishartem
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nishartem” appears- fewמְתֵיmete
men
Men. "Men of number" means few, easily counted.
Where else “mete” appears- in numberמִסְפָּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- will leadיְנַהֵגyenaheg
drive, lead
Drive, lead along (livestock, people); carry off.
Where else “yenaheg” appears
The context
26I call the heavens and the earth to witness against you today that you will surely perish quickly from the land to which you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of it. You will not prolong your days on it, but you will surely be destroyed.
27 · This verse (above)
28There you will serve gods, the work of the hands of human beings, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.