Deuteronomy 6:17

“You shall carefully keep the commandments of YHWH your Elohim, and his testimonies and his statutes that he has commanded you.”

Deuteronomy 6:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 6:17, word by word

You shall carefully keepשָׁמוֹרshamor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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the commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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of 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 Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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and his testimoniesעֵדֹתָיedotay

testimony, witness

Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.

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and his statutesחֻקָּיchukay

statute

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

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he has commanded youצִוָּtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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The context

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

17 · This verse (above)

18Do what is right and good in the eyes of YHWH, so that it may go well with you, and you may go in and take possession of the good land that YHWH swore to your fathers,

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