Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:9
9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only | רַ֡ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| be on your guard | הִשָּׁ֣מֶר | hiš·šā·mer | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| and diligently | מְאֹ֗ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| watch | וּשְׁמֹ֨ר | ū·šə·mōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| yourselves | נַפְשְׁךָ֜ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| so that you do not | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| forget | תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח | tiš·kaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| the things | הַדְּבָרִ֜ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| your eyes | עֵינֶ֗יךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| have seen | רָא֣וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| and so that they do not | וּפֶן־ | ū·p̄en- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| slip | יָס֙וּרוּ֙ | yā·sū·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| from your heart | מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ | mil·lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| as | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| long as you live | חַיֶּ֑יךָ | ḥay·ye·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| Teach them | וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם | wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| to your children | לְבָנֶ֖יךָ | lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and grandchildren | וְלִבְנֵ֥י | wə·liḇ·nê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 6:7 · Deuteronomy 11:19 · Psalm 78:3–8 · Genesis 18:19 · Deuteronomy 32:46 · Ephesians 6:4 · Exodus 13:8–9 · Deuteronomy 29:29 · Proverbs 4:20–23 · Proverbs 4:1–13 · Proverbs 23:26 · Revelation 3:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.