When you are in distressבַּצַּר לְךָand allכֹּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהthingsהַדְּבָרִיםhave found you,וּמְצָאוּךָin the days to come,בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִיםyou will returnוְשַׁבְתָּtoעַדYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָand listenוְשָׁמַעְתָּto his voice.בְּקֹלוֹ
Deuteronomy 4:30
Study it in the app“When you are in distress and all these things have found you, in the days to come, you will return to YHWH your Elohim and listen to his voice.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 4:30, word by word
- When you are in distressצַּרtsar
distress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsar” appears- thingsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devarim” appears- have found youמְצָאוּmetsau
meet
To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.
Where else “metsau” appears- in the days to comeאַחֲרִיתacharit
future
The time that comes after, what awaits someone further on.
Where else “acharit” appears- in the days to comeיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- you will returnשַׁבְתָּshavta
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shavta” 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- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- and listenשָׁמַעְתָּshamata
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shamata” appears- to his voiceקֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears
The context
29But from there you will seek YHWH your Elohim, and you will find him, if you search for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
30 · This verse (above)
31For a merciful El is YHWH your Elohim; he will not fail you or destroy you or forget the covenant of your fathers that he swore to them.