Deuteronomy 7:21

“Do not be terrified of them, for YHWH your Elohim is in your midst, a great and fearsome El.”

Deuteronomy 7:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 7:21, word by word

be terrifiedתַעֲרֹץtaarots

be terrified

To tremble with fear.

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of themפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

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

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is in your midstקִרְבֶּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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a greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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and fearsomeנוֹרָאnora

be fearsome

To be so great or powerful that one inspires awe and respect.

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Elאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

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The context

20Moreover YHWH your Elohim will send the hornet among them until those who are left and those who hide from you perish.

21 · This verse (above)

22YHWH your Elohim will clear away these nations from before you little by little; you will not be able to finish them off quickly, lest the animals of the field multiply against you.

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