1 Therefore thou shalt love Jehovah thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his commandments, alway.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore thou shalt love H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- his charge H4931 (מִשְׁמֶרֶת) — watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly)…
- and his statutes H2708 (חֻקָּה)
- and his judgments H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and his commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- alway H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
2 And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children that have not known, and that have not seen the chastisement of Jehovah your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- ye this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- not with your children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- which have not known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- and which have not seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the chastisement H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- his greatness H1433 (גֹּדֶל) — magnitude (literally or figuratively)
- his mighty H2389 (חָזָק) — strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
- hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and his stretched out H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- arm H2220 (זְרוֹעַ) — the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
3 and his signs, and his works, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And his miracles H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
- and his acts H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- which he did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- unto Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and unto all his land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
4 and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how Jehovah hath destroyed them unto this day;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And what he did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- unto the army H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- unto their horses H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- and to their chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
- how he made the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of the Red H5488 (סוּף) — a reed, especially the papyrus
- sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- to overflow H6687 (צוּף) — to overflow
- them H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- as they pursued H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath destroyed H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- them unto this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
5 and what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came unto this place;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And what he did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- unto you in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- until ye came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
6 and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And what he did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- unto Dathan H1885 (דָּתָן) — Dathan, an Israelite
- and Abiram H48 (אֲבִירָם) — Abiram, the name of two Israelites
- the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Eliab H446 (אֱלִיאָב) — Eliab, the name of six Israelites
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Reuben H7205 (רְאוּבֵן) — Reuben, a son of Jacob
- how the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- opened H6475 (פָּצָה) — to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)
- her mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- and swallowed them up H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- and their households H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and their tents H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- and all the substance H3351 (יְקוּם) — properly, standing (extant), i.e. by implication, a living thing
- in their possession H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- of all Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
7 but your eyes have seen all the great work of Jehovah which he did.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But your eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- have seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- all the great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- acts H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- which he did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
8 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandment which I command thee this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go over to possess it;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore shall ye keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- all the commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- which H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- I command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- you this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- that ye may be strong H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- and go in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- whither ye go H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
9 and that ye may prolong your days in the land, which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And that ye may prolong H748 (אָרַךְ) — to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- in the land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- sware H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- unto your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- to give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto them and to their seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- a land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- that floweth H2100 (זוּב) — to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
- with milk H2461 (חָלָב) — milk (as the richness of kine)
- and honey H1706 (דְּבַשׁ) — honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
10 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- whither thou goest in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- not as the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- from whence ye came out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- where thou sowedst H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- and wateredst H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- with thy foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- as a garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- of herbs H3419 (יָרָק) — properly, green; concretely, a vegetable
11 but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- whither ye go H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- a land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of hills H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and valleys H1237 (בִּקְעָה) — properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains
- drinketh H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of the rain H4306 (מָטַר) — rain
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
12 a land which Jehovah thy God careth for: the eyes of Jehovah thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- careth for H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- the eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- always H8548 (תָּמִיד) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (dai…
- upon it, from the beginning H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
- of the year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- even unto the end H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- diligently H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- unto my commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- which I command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- you this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- to love H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and to serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- him with all your heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- and with all your soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
14 that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That I will give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the rain H4306 (מָטַר) — rain
- of your land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- in his due season H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- the first rain H3138 (יוֹרֶה) — sprinkling; hence, a sprinkling (or autumnal showers)
- and the latter rain H4456 (מַלְקוֹשׁ) — the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence
- that thou mayest gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- in thy grain H1715 (דָּגָן) — properly, increase, i.e. grain
- and thy wine H8492 (תִּירוֹשׁ) — must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine
- and thine oil H3323 (יִצְהָר) — oil (as producing light); figuratively, anointing
15 And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be full.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will send H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- grass H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
- in thy fields H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- for thy cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- that thou mayest eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and be full H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
16 Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Take heed H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- to yourselves, that your heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- be not deceived H6601 (פָּתָה) — to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
- and ye turn aside H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- and serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- other H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
17 and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh’s H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- wrath H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- be kindled H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
- against you, and he shut up H6113 (עָצָר) — to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
- the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- that there be no rain H4306 (מָטַר) — rain
- and that the land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- yield H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- not her fruit H2981 (יְבוּל) — produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealth
- ye perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- quickly H4120 (מְהֵרָה) — properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly
- from off the good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- giveth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore shall ye lay up H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- these my words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- in your heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- and in your soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- and bind H7194 (קָשַׁר) — to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)
- them for a sign H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
- upon your hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- that they may be as frontlets H2903 (טוֹפָפָה) — a fillet for the forehead
- between your eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
19 And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And ye shall teach H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- them your children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- speaking H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- of them when thou sittest H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in thine house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and when thou walkest H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- by the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- when thou liest H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- down, and when thou risest up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
20 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And thou shalt write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- them upon the door posts H4201 (מְזוּזָה) — a door-post (as prominent)
- of thine house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and upon thy gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
21 that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That your days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- may be multiplied H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- and the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of your children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- in the land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- sware H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- unto your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- to give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them, as the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
22 For if ye shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love Jehovah your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For if ye shall diligently H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- all these commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- which I command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- you, to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- them, to love H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- to walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- in all his ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and to cleave H1692 (דָּבַק) — properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
23 then will Jehovah drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then will Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- drive out H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- all these nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- you, and ye shall possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- greater H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and mightier H6099 (עָצוּם) — powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous
24 Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Every place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- whereon the soles H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- of your feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- shall tread H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- shall be yours: from the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- and Lebanon H3844 (לְבָנוֹן) — Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
- from the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- Euphrates H6578 (פְּרָת) — Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
- even unto the uttermost H314 (אַחֲרוֹן) — hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western
- sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- shall your coast H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: Jehovah your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath spoken unto you.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There shall no man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- be able to stand H3320 (יָצַב) — to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- shall lay H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the fear H6343 (פַּחַד) — a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
- of you and the dread H4172 (מוֹרָא) — fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed
- of you upon H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- that ye shall tread H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- upon, as he hath said H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- I set H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- you this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- a blessing H1293 (בְּרָכָה) — benediction; by implication prosperity
- and a curse H7045 (קְלָלָה) — vilification
27 the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you this day;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A blessing H1293 (בְּרָכָה) — benediction; by implication prosperity
- if ye obey H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- which I command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- you this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
28 and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And a curse H7045 (קְלָלָה) — vilification
- if ye will not obey H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the commandments H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- but turn aside H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- out of the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- which I command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- you this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- to go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- other H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- which ye have not known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
29 And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall come to pass, when Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- hath brought thee in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- whither thou goest H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- it, that thou shalt put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the blessing H1293 (בְּרָכָה) — benediction; by implication prosperity
- upon mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Gerizim H1630 (גְּרִזִים) — Gerizim, a mountain of Palestine
- and the curse H7045 (קְלָלָה) — vilification
- Ebal H5858 (עֵיבָל) — Ebal, a mountain of Palestine
30 Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- they not on the other side H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- Jordan H3383 (יַרְדֵּן) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
- by H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- where the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- goeth down H3996 (מָבוֹא) — an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the Canaanites H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
- which dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the wilderness H6160 (עֲרָבָה) — a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
- over against H4136 (מוּל) — properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
- Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
- beside H681 (אֵצֶל) — a side; (as a preposition) near
- the oaks H436 (אֵלוֹן) — an oak or other strong tree
- of Moreh H4176 (מוֹרֶה) — Moreh, a Canaanite; also a hill (perhaps named from him)
31 For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For ye shall pass over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- Jordan H3383 (יַרְדֵּן) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
- to go in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- giveth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- you, and ye shall possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- it, and dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And ye shall observe H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- all the statutes H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
- and judgments H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- which I set H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- you this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…