Deuteronomy 5:6

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Deuteronomy 5:6, word by word

am 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.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

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

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brought you outהוֹצֵאתִיhotseti

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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out of the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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Translation note

The Ten Commandments are also in Exodus 20:2-17. The two lists say the same thing with small differences of wording, which this translation keeps.

The context