Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:8–9

⁸Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ⁹Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tie them	וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם	ū·qə·šar·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
as reminders	לְא֖וֹת	lə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition; Noun - common singular	H226 sign
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your hands	יָדֶ֑ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Write them	וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם	ū·ḵə·ṯaḇ·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3789 write
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the doorposts	מְזוּזֹ֥ת	mə·zū·zōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4201 door-post, gate-post
of your houses	בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ	bê·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
and on your gates	וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ס	ū·ḇiš·‘ā·re·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8179 gate

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 6:8 Proverbs 6:21 · Deuteronomy 11:18 · Proverbs 3:3 · Exodus 13:9 · Proverbs 7:3 · Exodus 13:16 · Numbers 15:38–39 · Matthew 23:5 · Hebrews 2:1

Deuteronomy 6:9 Deuteronomy 11:20 · Isaiah 30:8 · Isaiah 57:8 · Habakkuk 2:2 · Exodus 12:7 · Job 19:23–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.