mits.vah denotes an authoritative directive, especially one to be kept, obeyed, or carried out before the LORD.

The term denotes authoritative directives that people are called to keep, obey, perform, or not forsake. The verses most often place these directives under the LORD's authority and connect obedience or rebellion to conduct; other contexts apply the same term to a king's or other named authority's directive.

1. Authoritative directive to be kept or carried out · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 11:27 the plural construct form occurs in the condition for blessing through obedience to the LORD's directives, while Deuteronomy 11:28 contrasts failure to obey with turning after other gods. In 2 Kings 17:13 the APB renders the clause as a call to “keep my commandment and my statute,” and 2 Kings 17:16 describes Israel's abandonment of all the LORD's directives. The same term also names a ruler's directive: in 2 Chronicles 35:10 the service is arranged according to the king's command, and in 2 Chronicles 24:21 the stoning occurs by the king's commandment.

   Deuteronomy 11:27Deuteronomy 11:282 Kings 17:132 Kings 17:162 Chronicles 35:102 Chronicles 24:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “commandments” or “commandment,” and in directives from rulers it also uses “command.” These renderings confirm the verse-level setting rather than establish separate meanings.