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YHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּmadeכָּרַתa covenantבְּרִיתwith usעִמָּנוּat Horeb.בְּחֹרֵב
Deuteronomy 5:2
Study it in the app“YHWH our Elohim made a covenant with us at Horeb.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 5:2, 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- our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- madeכָּרַתkarat
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “karat” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- at Horebחֹרֵבchorev
Horeb
See it on the mapWhere else “chorev” appears
Places in this verse
Horeb ?
Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt
The mountain of God in the wilderness; another name for Sinai or a nearby mountain, and its location is not certain.
There God spoke to Moses from the bush that burned without burning up (Exod 3:1-2). Elijah came there fleeing from Jezebel (1 Kgs 19:8).
The context
1Moses called to all Israel and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the rules that I am speaking in your hearing today; learn them and be careful to carry them out.
2 · This verse (above)
3Not with our fathers did YHWH make this covenant, but with us, we, these who are here today, all of us alive.