Deuteronomy 11:18 KJV

Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • ye, your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Careful study of God's word requisiteLet all be directed by the three rules here given. 1. Let our hearts be filled with the word of God. There will not be good practices in the life, unless...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • 2 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
  • 2 Peter 3:1–2 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: …
  • Exodus 13:9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
  • Deuteronomy 32:46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
  • Psalms 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

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Topics

  • Commandments General scriptures concerning
  • Frontlets A leather band worn on the forehead, containing certain commandments
  • Instruction Of children
  • Law On frontlets for the forehead, and parchment for the hand
  • Legends (inscriptions) Precepts written on door posts and gates, and worn on the hand and forehead

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Therefore shall ye lay up וְשַׂמְתֶּם wĕśamtem שׂוּם Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine plural · with and
  • these my words אֶת ʾet Object marker דְּבָרַי dĕbāray דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun
  • in your heart עַל ʿal Preposition לְבַבְכֶם lĕbabkem לֵבָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • and in your soul וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and נַפְשְׁכֶם napšĕkem נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • and bind וּקְשַׁרְתֶּם ûqĕšartem קָשַׁר Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine plural · with and
  • them for a sign אֹתָם ʾōtām Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine plural לְאוֹת lĕʾwōt אוֹת Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition
  • upon your hand יֶדְכֶם yedkem יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • that they may be as frontlets וְהָיוּ wĕhāyû Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and לְטוֹטָפֹת lĕṭôṭāpōt טוֹפָפָה Noun · feminine plural · with preposition
  • between your eyes עַל ʿal Preposition בֵּין bên Preposition עֵינֵיכֶם ʿênêkem עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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