Deuteronomy 6:18

“Do 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,”

Deuteronomy 6:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 6:18, word by word

Doעָשִׂיתָasita

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asita” appears
what is rightיָּשָׁרyashar

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

Where else “yashar” appears
and goodטּוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tov” appears
in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” 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
it may go wellיִיטַבyitav

go well

For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".

Where else “yitav” appears
and you may go inבָאתָvata

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “vata” appears
and take possession ofיָרַשְׁתָּyarashta

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “yarashta” appears
landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “nishba” appears
to your fathersאֲבֹתֶיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avote” appears

The context

17You shall carefully keep the commandments of YHWH your Elohim, and his testimonies and his statutes that he has commanded you.

18 · This verse (above)

19pushing all your enemies from before you, as YHWH has spoken.

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