Whenוְהָיָה כִיYHWHיְהוָהbrings youיְבִיאֲךָto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof the Canaanites,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Hittites,וְהַחִתִּיthe Amorites,וְהָאֱמֹרִיthe Hivites,וְהַחִוִּיand the Jebusites,וְהַיְבוּסִיwhichאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶיךָto giveלָתֶתyou,לָךְa landאֶרֶץflowingזָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey,וּדְבָשׁyou shall performוְעָבַדְתָּthisהַזֹּאתserviceאֶת הָעֲבֹדָהin thisהַזֶּהmonth.בַּחֹדֶשׁ
Exodus 13:5
Study it in the app“When YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall perform this service in this month.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 13:5, word by word
- Whenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” 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- brings youיְבִיאֲyevia
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevia” appears- to the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- the Hittitesחִתִּיchiti
Hittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chiti” appears- the Amoritesאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- the Hivitesחִוִּיchivi
Hivite
Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chivi” appears- and the Jebusitesיְבוּסִיyevusi
Jebusite
Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.
Where else “yevusi” 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- to giveתֶתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- flowingזָבַתzavat
flow
For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.
Where else “zavat” appears- with milkחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears- and honeyדְבָשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- you shall performעָבַדְתָּavadta
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avadta” appears- serviceעֲבֹדָהavoda
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avoda” appears- monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears
The context
4Today you are going out, in the month of Abib.
5 · This verse (above)
6Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a festival to YHWH.