Keep themוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםand carry them out,וַעֲשִׂיתֶםforכִּיthatהִואis your wisdomחָכְמַתְכֶםand your understandingוּבִינַתְכֶםin the eyesלְעֵינֵיof the peoples,הָעַמִּיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwill hearיִשְׁמְעוּןallאֵת כָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהstatutesהַחֻקִּיםand say,וְאָמְרוּ“Surelyרַקthisהַזֶּהgreatהַגָּדוֹלnationהַגּוֹיis a wiseחָכָםand understandingוְנָבוֹןpeople.”עַם
Deuteronomy 4:6
Study it in the app“Keep them and carry them out, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who will hear all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 4:6, word by word
- Keep themשְׁמַרְתֶּםshemartem
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemartem” appears- and carry them outעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asitem” appears- is your wisdomחָכְמַתְchachmat
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachmat” appears- and your understandingבִינַתְvinat
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “vinat” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- will hearיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appears- statutesחֻקִּיםchukim
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chukim” appears- and sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- is a wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- and understandingנָבוֹןnavon
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “navon” appears
The context
5See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as YHWH my Elohim commanded me, so that you may do so in the midst of the land into which you are going to take possession of it.
6 · This verse (above)
7For what great nation is there that has gods so near to it as YHWH our Elohim is whenever we call on him?