Deuteronomy 6:20

“When your son asks you tomorrow, saying, “What are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules that YHWH our Elohim has commanded you?””

Deuteronomy 6:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 6:20, word by word

your sonבִנְvin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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asks youיִשְׁאָלְyishal

ask

To ask a question.

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tomorrowמָחָרmachar

tomorrow

The day that comes after today.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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are the testimoniesעֵדֹתedot

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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the statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

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

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and the rulesמִּשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim

rule

Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.

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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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our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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has commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

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

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The context

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

20 · This verse (above)

21then you shall say to your son, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and YHWH brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.

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