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Verse of the Day

Dabarim 30:15–20 (Deuteronomy)

See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to Ahab Yahuah your Alahym, to Halak in His Darakim, and to guard His Mitswuth, His Khukim, and His Mishpatim, so that you may live and multiply, and Yahuah your Alahym may Barak you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your Labab turns away and you do not Shama, but are drawn away and Shakhah yourself to other alahym and ʿAbad them, I declare to you today that you shall surely perish. You shall not prolong your days upon the land you are crossing the Yardan to enter and possess. I call the Shamayim and the Arats as witnesses against you today: I have set before you life and death, Barakah and curse. Therefore choose life, so that you and your Zaraʿ may live, to Ahab Yahuah your Alahym, to Shama His voice, and to Dabaq to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days, so that you may dwell upon the land Yahuah swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Yitskhaq, and to Yaʿaqab, to give them.

Meaning

Ahab אהב · A-H-B · A-hab

Love expressed as attachment, loyalty, care, and conduct; not emotion alone.

Yahuah יהוה · Y-H-W-H · Ya-hu-ah

The personal Name of the Creator, written with the four letters yod, he, waw, he. It is His Name, not a title.

Alahym אלהים · A-L-H · A-la-hym

The Mighty One; the plural-form title expressing full might and authority, used of Yahuah.

Halak הלך · H-L-K · Ha-lak

To walk, go, conduct oneself; to live out a way of life.

Darakim דרך · D-R-K · Da-rak

Way, road, path; the course of one's conduct. Plural Darakim.

Mitswuth מצוה · Ts-W-H · Mits-wah

Commandment, charge; something commanded. Plural Mitswuth.

Khukim חק · Kh-Q-Q · Khoq

A prescribed statute, an engraved decree fixed by Yahuah. Plural Khukim; feminine Khukah.

Mishpatim משפט · Sh-P-T · Mish-pat

Judgment, just ruling, ordinance; the right verdict and the way of justice. Plural Mishpatim.

Barak ברך · B-R-K · Ba-rak

To bless, to kneel; to bestow or receive favor. Barakah is a blessing.

Labab לבב · L-B-B · La-bab

Heart, inner mind, intention, and will; the seat of thought and choice.

Shama שמע · Sh-M-ʿ · Sha-maʿ

To hear, listen, heed, and respond; hearing that carries the expected obedience.

Shakhah שחה · Sh-Kh-H · Sha-khah

To bow down, prostrate oneself, do homage.

ʿAbad עבד · ʿ-B-D · ʿA-bad

To serve, work, and worship through service.

Shamayim שמים · Sha-ma-yim

The heavens, the sky.

Arats ארץ · A-R-Ts · A-rats

The earth, the land, the ground.

Zaraʿ זרע · Z-R-ʿ · Za-raʿ

Seed, offspring, descendants.

Dabaq דבק · D-B-Q · Da-baq

To cling, cleave, and hold fast to.

Question answered: What does choosing life look like? Ahab Yahuah, Halak in His Darakim, guard His instructions, Shama His voice, Dabaq to Him.
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