Deuteronomy 11:18

Deuteronomy 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

Context of Deuteronomy 11:18

16Beware that your hearts are not easily deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods, and worship them. 17Otherwise, the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the sky so that there will be no rain, and the ground will not yield its produce; then you will quickly perish from the good land which the Lord is giving you. “You shall therefore take these words of mine to heart and to soul; and you shall tie them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets on your forehead. 19You shall also teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. 20And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,

Deuteronomy 11:18 word by word

וְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֣י אֵ֔לֶּה עַל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וְעַֽל־נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֤ם לְאוֹת֙ עַל־יֶדְכֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ לְטוֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• You shall therefore takeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and to soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and you shall tieקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• them as a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: indicatorH226
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• frontletsטוֹטָפוֹתţôphâphâh · phylacteriesH2903
• on your foreheadבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• on your foreheadעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:18

• Deuteronomy 6:6These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.
• Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you will command your sons to follow carefully, all the words of this Law.
• Exodus 13:9And it shall serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder on your forehead, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.
• Psalms 119:11I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You.
• Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, But have your heart comply with my commandments;
• Proverbs 6:20My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother;
• Proverbs 7:2Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
• Hebrews 2:1For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and have been established in the truth which is present with you.
• 2 Peter 3:1Beloved, this is now the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of a reminder,
• Matthew 23:5And they do all their deeds to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words - See Deuteronomy 6:4-8; (note), and Exodus 13:9; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Let 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 there be good thoughts, good affections, and good principles in the heart. 2. Let our eyes be fixed upon the word of God, having constant regard to it as the guide of our way, as the rule of our work, Psa 119:30. 3. Let our tongues be employed about the word of God. Nor will any thing do…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-32Here, Moses adds to the covenant stipulations (the commands in chapters 5–11) a list of blessings and curses. These blessings and curses are similar to the longer list that appears at the end of the covenant text in 27–28. They show the results of obeying or disobeying the covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2518-25. lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them--(See on De 6:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 11:18

• Commandments
• Frontlets
• Instruction
• Law
• Legends (Inscriptions)
• Obedience
• Parents
• Phylactery
• Reward
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings