You are children of the Lord your God
An expression conveying God’s loving relationship with His people.
("You are children of the Lord your God; do not make baldness between your eyes to die" – Deuteronomy 14:1; and likewise: “And you shall teach them to your children,” referring to your disciples. And you find in every place where disciples are called children, as it is said: “You are children of the Lord your God” – Sifrei, Parashat Va’etchanan; and likewise: “Rabbi Akiva said: Israel is beloved because they are called children of the Divine, giving them additional love, as it is said: ‘You are children of the Lord your God’” – Avot 3)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Definition (Hebrew)
בִּטּוּי הַמְּבַטֵּא אֶת יַחֲסוֹ הָאוֹהֵב שֶׁל ה' לְעַמּוֹ.
("בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ וְלֹא תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם לָמֵת"- דְּבָרִים יָד א,וְכֵן:"וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ ", אֵלּוּ תַּלְמִידְךָ .וְכֵן אַתָּה מוֹצֵא בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁהַתַּלְמִידִים קְרוּייִם בָּנִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: " בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם"- סִפְרֵי , פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן , וְכֵן :" ר' עֲקִיבָא הָיָה אוֹמֵר : חֲבִיבִין יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנִּקְרְאוּ בָּנִים לַמָּקוֹם , חִבָּה יְתֵרָה נוֹדַעַת לָהֶם , שֶׁנִּקְרְאוּ בָּנִים לַמָּקוֹם , שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר :" בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם" - אָבוֹת ג )