Leviticus 6:1

“YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,”

Leviticus 6:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 6:1, word by word

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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spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Translation note

In the Hebrew numbering, 6:1-7 is 5:20-26 and 6:8-30 is 6:1-23.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2“When a person sins and commits unfaithfulness against YHWH by lying to his neighbor about a deposit or a pledge or a robbery, or has exploited his neighbor,

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