Deuteronomy 11:18 Go deeper
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Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. (KJV)
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וְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ve.sam.Temand you will put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 2
דְּבָרַ֣יde.va.Raiwords my
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 3
אֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehthese
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 4
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 5
לְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.Khemheart your
Lemma: לֵבָב (le.vav) · Strong's: H3824
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 252 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3824; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 6
וְעַֽל\־ve.'al-and on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 7
נַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.Khembeing your
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 8
וּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םu.ke.shar.Temand you will tie
Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to conspire
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 30:42, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Joshua 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 9
אֹתָ֤ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 10
לְאוֹת֙le.'Otfor a sign
Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sign: indicator
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 11
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 12
יֶדְכֶ֔םyed.Khemhand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 13
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 14
לְטוֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.Fotfor marks
Lemma: טוֹטָפוֹת (to.pha.phah) · Strong's: H2903
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: phylacteries
Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 13:16, Deuteronomy 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2903; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 15
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 16
עֵינֵיכֶֽם\׃'ei.nei.Khemeyes your
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 11:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Fix | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| these | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| words of mine | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| in your | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| hearts | → | לֵבָב H3824 heart |
| and | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| minds | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| tie | → | קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| as reminders | → | אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| and bind them | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | טוֹטָפוֹת H2903 phylacteries |
| on your foreheads | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| . . . | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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