Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 6:6–7
6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. 7And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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Deuteronomy 6:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| I | אָנֹכִ֧י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am commanding you | מְצַוְּךָ֛ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| today | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| are to be | וְהָי֞וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your hearts | לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ | lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Deuteronomy 6:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you shall teach them diligently | וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם | wə·šin·nan·tām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H8150 whet, sharpen |
| to your children | לְבָנֶ֔יךָ | lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and speak | וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ | wə·ḏib·bar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| of them | בָּ֑ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| when you sit | בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ | bə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| at home | בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ | bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and when you walk | וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ | ū·ḇə·leḵ·tə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| along the road | בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ | ḇad·de·reḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| when you lie down | וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ | ū·ḇə·šā·ḵə·bə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| and when you get up | וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃ | ū·ḇə·qū·me·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 6:6 Proverbs 7:3 · Colossians 3:16 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Deuteronomy 11:18 · Psalm 37:31 · 2 Corinthians 3:3 · Psalm 119:11 · Deuteronomy 32:46 · Luke 8:15 · Isaiah 51:7 · Proverbs 3:5 · Proverbs 3:1–3
Deuteronomy 6:7 Deuteronomy 11:19 · Ephesians 6:4 · Psalm 78:4–6 · 1 Peter 3:15 · Deuteronomy 4:9–10 · Deuteronomy 6:2 · Ephesians 4:29 · Genesis 18:19 · Proverbs 6:22 · Exodus 12:26–27 · Luke 6:45 · Psalm 40:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.