Exodus 23:25

“You shall serve YHWH your Elohim, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from your midst.”

Exodus 23:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 23:25, word by word

You shall serveעֲבַדְתֶּםavadtem

worship

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

Where else “avadtem” 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.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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and he will blessבֵרַךְverach

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

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your breadלַחְמְlachm

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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and your waterמֵימֶיmeme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and I will removeהֲסִרֹתִיhasiroti

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

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sicknessמַחֲלָהmachala

sickness

Sickness.

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from your midstקִּרְבֶּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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The context

24You shall not bow down to their gods or serve them, or do according to their works, but you shall utterly tear them down and smash their standing stones.

25 · This verse (above)

26None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; the number of your days I will fulfill.

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