Deuteronomy 9:3

“Know today that YHWH your Elohim, he is the one who crosses over before you as a consuming fire; he will destroy them, and he will subdue them before you; and you will dispossess them and make them perish quickly, as YHWH has spoken to you.”

Deuteronomy 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 9:3, word by word

Knowיָדַעְתָּyadata

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

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

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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 the one who crosses overעֹבֵרover

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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before youפָנֶיfane

before

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

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as a consumingאֹכְלָהochla

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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will destroy themיַשְׁמִידֵyashmide

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

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will subdue themיַכְנִיעֵyachnie

subdue

To master an enemy until he is under one's own power.

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and you will dispossess themהוֹרַשְׁתָּhorashta

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

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and make them perishהַאַבַדְתָּhaavadta

perish

To die, be ruined.

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quicklyמַהֵרmaher

quickly

Quickly, in haste.

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has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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The context

2a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard it said, “Who can stand before the sons of Anak?”

3 · This verse (above)

4Do not say in your heart, when YHWH your Elohim pushes them out from before you, saying, “Because of my righteousness YHWH has brought me in to take possession of this land”; but because of the wickedness of these nations YHWH is dispossessing them from before you.

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