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And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. (KJV)

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וּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.Tamand you will write them

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Deuteronomy 6:9 word 1

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 6:9 word 2

מְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.Zot[the] doorposts of

Lemma: מְזוּזָה (me.zu.zah) · Strong's: H4201

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: doorpost

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 12:7, Exodus 12:22, Exodus 12:23, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 11:20, Judges 16:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4201; TAHOT Deuteronomy 6:9 word 3

בֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khahouse your

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 6:9 word 4

וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ\׃\ \סu.vish.'a.Rei.khaand on gates your

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 6:9 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Write them	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the doorposts	→	מְזוּזָה H4201 doorpost
of your houses	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
and on your gates	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate

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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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