Deuteronomy 4:3

“Your eyes are the ones that saw what YHWH did at Baal-peor: for every man who went after Baal-peor, YHWH your Elohim destroyed him from your midst.”

Deuteronomy 4:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 4:3, word by word

Your eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
are the ones that sawרֹאֹתroot

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “root” appears
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
didעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asa” appears
at Baal-peorבַעַלvaal

Baal-peor

Baal-peor: the god Baal as the Moabites worshiped him on Mount Peor. The name means "lord of Peor."

Where else “vaal” appears
manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
wentהָלַךְhalach

follow

"Go after" someone, follow them.

Where else “halach” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
destroyed himהִשְׁמִידhishmid

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

Where else “hishmid” appears
from your midstקִּרְבֶּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kirbe” appears

Translation note

This is told in Numbers 25.

The context

2You shall not add to the word that I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so as to keep the commandments of YHWH your Elohim that I am commanding you.

3 · This verse (above)

4But you who clung to YHWH your Elohim are alive, all of you, today.

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