You shall carefully keepשָׁמוֹר תִּשְׁמְרוּןthe commandmentsאֶת מִצְוֺתof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםand his testimoniesוְעֵדֹתָיוand his statutesוְחֻקָּיוthatאֲשֶׁרhe has commanded you.צִוָּךְ
Deuteronomy 6:17
Study it in the app“You shall carefully keep the commandments of YHWH your Elohim, and his testimonies and his statutes that he has commanded you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 6:17, word by word
- You shall carefully keepשָׁמוֹרshamor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamor” appears- the commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvot” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- 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.
Where else “edotay” appears- and his statutesחֻקָּיchukay
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chukay” appears- he has commanded youצִוָּtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
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,