KnowוְיָדַעְתָּtodayהַיּוֹםthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָheהוּאis the one who crosses overהָעֹבֵרbefore youלְפָנֶיךָas a consumingאֹכְלָהfire;אֵשׁheהוּאwill destroy them,יַשְׁמִידֵםand heוְהוּאwill subdue themיַכְנִיעֵםbefore you;לְפָנֶיךָand you will dispossess themוְהוֹרַשְׁתָּםand make them perishוְהַאַבַדְתָּםquickly,מַהֵרasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas spokenדִּבֶּרto you.לָךְ
Deuteronomy 9:3
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 9:3, word by word
- Knowיָדַעְתָּyadata
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “yadata” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” 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- is the one who crosses overעֹבֵרover
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “over” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- as a consumingאֹכְלָהochla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “ochla” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- will destroy themיַשְׁמִידֵyashmide
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “yashmide” appears- will subdue themיַכְנִיעֵyachnie
subdue
To master an enemy until he is under one's own power.
Where else “yachnie” appears- and you will dispossess themהוֹרַשְׁתָּhorashta
dispossess
To drive others out of their land.
Where else “horashta” appears- and make them perishהַאַבַדְתָּhaavadta
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “haavadta” appears- quicklyמַהֵרmaher
quickly
Quickly, in haste.
Where else “maher” appears- has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
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.