Deuteronomy 8:18

“Remember YHWH your Elohim, for it is he who gives you strength to make wealth, in order to establish his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Deuteronomy 8:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 8:18, word by word

Rememberזָכַרְתָּzacharta

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

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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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who givesנֹּתֵןnoten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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strengthכֹּחַkoach

strength

Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.

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to makeעֲשׂוֹתasot

make

To build or create something.

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wealthחָיִלchayil

wealth

The goods and wealth someone gathers.

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establishהָקִיםhakim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

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his covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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he sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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to your fathersאֲבֹתֶיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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dayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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The context

17and you say in your heart, “My strength and the might of my hand have made for me this wealth.”

18 · This verse (above)

19But it will be, if you do forget YHWH your Elohim and go after other gods and serve them and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

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