Deuteronomy 6:15

“for a jealous El is YHWH your Elohim in your midst, lest the anger of YHWH your Elohim be kindled against you and he destroy you from the face of the ground.”

Deuteronomy 6:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 6:15, word by word

a jealousקַנָּאkana

jealous

Jealous: who allows no rival. Said only of God.

Where else “kana” appears
Elאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

Where else “el” appears
is 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
in your midstקִרְבֶּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kirbe” appears
the angerאַףaf

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

Where else “af” appears
be kindledיֶחֱרֶהyechere

burn

For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.

Where else “yechere” appears
and he destroy youהִשְׁמִידְhishmid

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

Where else “hishmid” appears
the faceפְּנֵיpene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

Where else “pene” appears
of the groundאֲדָמָהadama

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

Where else “adama” appears

The context

14You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you,

15 · This verse (above)

16You shall not put YHWH your Elohim to the test, as you put him to the test at Massah.

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