The Meaning of Deuteronomy 30:15 Explained

Deuteronomy 30:15

KJV: See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

YLT: 'See, I have set before thee to-day life and good, and death and evil,

Darby: See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil,

ASV: See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

See,  I have set  before  thee this day  life  and good,  and death  and evil; 

What does Deuteronomy 30:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 30:11-20 - The Supreme Choice
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Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 30

1  Great mercies promised unto the penitent
11  The commandment is manifest
15  Death and life are set before them

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 30:15 mean?

See I have set today before you this day - life and good death evil
רְאֵ֨ה נָתַ֤תִּי לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם אֶת־ הַֽחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת־ הַטּ֑וֹב הַמָּ֖וֶת הָרָֽע

רְאֵ֨ה  See 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
נָתַ֤תִּי  I  have  set 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙  today  before  you 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַיּ֔וֹם  this  day 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַֽחַיִּ֖ים  life 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
הַטּ֑וֹב  good 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
הַמָּ֖וֶת  death 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.
הָרָֽע  evil 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.