Deuteronomy 4:6

“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.””

Deuteronomy 4:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 4:6, word by word

Keep themשְׁמַרְתֶּםshemartem

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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and carry them outעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem

do

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

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is your wisdomחָכְמַתְchachmat

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

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and your understandingבִינַתְvinat

understanding

Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.

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in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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will hearיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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and sayאָמְרוּamru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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nationגּוֹיgoy

nation

A people with their land; also Israel.

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is a wiseחָכָםchacham

wise

Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.

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and understandingנָבוֹןnavon

be skilled

To be very wise and skilled in what one does.

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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?

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