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So be veryוְ מְאֹדcareful,נִשְׁמַרְתֶּםfor your souls,לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםto loveלְאַהֲבָהYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Joshua 23:11
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Joshua 23:11, word by word
- So be veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- carefulנִשְׁמַרְתֶּםnishmartem
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “nishmartem” appears- for your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיnafshote
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshote” appears- to loveאַהֲבָהahava
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahava” 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 Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
10One man of you pursues a thousand, for YHWH your Elohim, he is the one who fights for you, just as he spoke to you.
11 · This verse (above)
12For if you do indeed turn back and cling to the rest of these nations, those that remain with you, and intermarry with them, and go in among them, and they among you,