American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 6:9
9And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.
Deuteronomy 6:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
- New International Version (NIV)Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Context of Deuteronomy 6:9
7and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates. 10And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, 11and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;
Read all of Deuteronomy 6Deuteronomy 6:9 word by word
וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:9
- Deuteronomy 11:20And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates;
- Exodus 12:7And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.
- Job 19:23Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
- Isaiah 30:8Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.
- Isaiah 57:8And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast uncovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
- Habakkuk 2:2And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates - The Jews, forgetting the spirit and design of this precept, used these things as superstitious people do amulets and charms, and supposed, if they had these passages of Scripture written upon slips of pure parchment, wrapped round their foreheads, tied to their arm, or nailed to their door-posts, that they should then be delivered from every evil! And how much better are many Christians, who keep…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Here are means for maintaining and keeping up religion in our hearts and houses. 1. Meditation. God's words must be laid up in our hearts, that our thoughts may be daily employed about them. 2. The religious education of children. Often repeat these things to them. Be careful and exact in teaching thy children. Teach these truths to all who are any way under thy care. 3. Pious discourse. Thou shalt talk of these things with due reverence and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Write them on the doorposts: In later Jewish practice, people placed short passages from Deuteronomy inside a small case called a mezuzah. They attached this case to the doorframes of their homes and other buildings. It became a custom to touch the mezuzah when entering or leaving the house. This act showed respect for Scripture and trust in God’s word.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251-9. Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them ... whither ye go to possess it--The grand design of all the institutions prescribed to Israel was to form a religious people, whose national character should be distinguished by that fear of the Lord their God which would ensure their divine observance of His worship and their steadfast obedience to His will. The…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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