Deuteronomy 6:8
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָסַר
ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
אוֹת
ʼôwth
a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
בֵּין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Key Terms in This Verse
אָסַר ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Study H631 →אוֹת ʼôwth
a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
Study H226 →בֵּין bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Study H996 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →Cross References
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
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.
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
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.
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
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