Deuteronomy 6:24

“And YHWH commanded us to carry out all these statutes, to fear YHWH our Elohim, for our good all the days, to keep us alive, as it is this day.”

Deuteronomy 6:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 6:24, word by word

And 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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commanded usיְצַוֵּyetsave

command

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

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to carry outעֲשׂוֹתasot

carry out

To do what is commanded.

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statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

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

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to fearיִרְאָהyira

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

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our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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for our goodטוֹבtov

good

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

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the daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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to keep us aliveחַיֹּתֵchayote

keep alive

To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.

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The context

23And us he brought out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land that he swore to our fathers.

24 · This verse (above)

25And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to carry out all this commandment before YHWH our Elohim, as he has commanded us.”

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