forכִּיa jealousקַנָּאElאֵלis YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָin your midst,בְּקִרְבֶּךָlestפֶּןthe angerאַףof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָbe kindledיֶחֱרֶהagainst youבָּךְand he destroy youוְהִשְׁמִידְךָfromמֵעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the ground.הָאֲדָמָה
Deuteronomy 6:15
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.