Guard yourselfהִשָּׁמֶר לְךָso that you do notפֶּןforgetתִּשְׁכַּחYHWHאֶת יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָby notלְבִלְתִּיkeepingשְׁמֹרhis commandments,מִצְוֺתָיוhis rules,וּמִשְׁפָּטָיוand his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָיוthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיam commanding youמְצַוְּךָtoday;הַיּוֹם
Deuteronomy 8:11
Study it in the app“Guard yourself so that you do not forget YHWH your Elohim by not keeping his commandments, his rules, and his statutes that I am commanding you today;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 8:11, word by word
- Guard yourselfהִשָּׁמֶרhishamer
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “hishamer” appears- forgetתִּשְׁכַּחtishkach
forget
Forget.
Where else “tishkach” appears- 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 Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- his commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיmitsvotay
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvotay” appears- his rulesמִשְׁפָּטָיmishpatay
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpatay” appears- and his statutesחֻקֹּתָיchukotay
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukotay” appears- am commanding youמְצַוְּmetsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “metsav” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
10You will eat and be satisfied, and you shall bless YHWH your Elohim for the good land that he has given you.
11 · This verse (above)
12lest you eat and are satisfied, and build good houses and live in them,