RememberוְזָכַרְתָּYHWHאֶת יְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָforכִּיit is heהוּאwho givesהַנֹּתֵןyouלְךָstrengthכֹּחַto makeלַעֲשׂוֹתwealth,חָיִלin order toלְמַעַןestablishהָקִיםhis covenantאֶת בְּרִיתוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto your fathers,לַאֲבֹתֶיךָas it is thisכַּ הַזֶּהday.יּוֹם
Deuteronomy 8:18
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 8:18, word by word
- Rememberזָכַרְתָּzacharta
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zacharta” 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- who givesנֹּתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- strengthכֹּחַkoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koach” appears- to makeעֲשׂוֹתasot
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asot” appears- wealthחָיִלchayil
wealth
The goods and wealth someone gathers.
Where else “chayil” appears- establishהָקִיםhakim
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakim” appears- his covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- he sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishba” appears- to your fathersאֲבֹתֶיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
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.