Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 11:18
18Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fix | וְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ | wə·śam·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| these | אֵ֔לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words of mine | דְּבָרַ֣י | də·ḇā·ray | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H1697 speech, word |
| in your | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| hearts | לְבַבְכֶ֖ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and | וְעַֽל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| minds | נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם | nap̄·šə·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| tie | וּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨ם | ū·qə·šar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H7194 bind, league together, conspire |
| them | אֹתָ֤ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| as reminders | לְאוֹת֙ | lə·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular | H226 sign |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your hands | יֶדְכֶ֔ם | yeḏ·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| and bind them | וְהָי֥וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on your foreheads | בֵּ֥ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 6:6–9 · Colossians 3:16 · Proverbs 3:1 · 2 Peter 3:1–2 · Psalm 119:11 · Proverbs 6:20–23 · Exodus 13:9 · 2 Peter 1:12 · Hebrews 2:1 · Deuteronomy 32:46 · Exodus 13:16 · Proverbs 7:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.