Exodus 13:5

“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.”

Exodus 13:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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to the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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the Hittitesחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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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.

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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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to giveתֶתtet

give

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

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flowingזָבַתzavat

flow

For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.

Where else “zavat” appears
with milkחָלָבchalav

milk

Milk.

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and honeyדְבָשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

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you shall performעָבַדְתָּavadta

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

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serviceעֲבֹדָהavoda

service

The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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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.

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