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Deuteronomy 6:24
“And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צָוָהtsâvâh · tsaw-vaw'
H6680 · Hebrew
H6680 · Hebrew
- Definition
- (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְצַוֵּ֣ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- נוּ — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 496 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:16Genesis 3:11Genesis 3:17Genesis 6:22Genesis 7:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צָוָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.