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

16Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods! 17Then the anger of the Lord will erupt against you and he will close up the sky so that it does not rain. The land will not yield its produce, and you will soon be removed from the good land that the Lord is about to give you. Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead. 19Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up. 20Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore shall ye lay upשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• these my wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and in your soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and bindקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• them for a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: indicatorH226
• upon your handיָדyâd · handH3027
• that they may be as frontletsטוֹטָפוֹתţôphâphâh · phylacteriesH2903
• between your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:18

• Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,
• Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully all the words of this law.
• Exodus 13:9It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.
• Psalms 119:11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
• Proverbs 3:1My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
• Proverbs 6:20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
• Proverbs 7:2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
• Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.
• 2 Peter 3:1Dear friends, this is already the second letter I have written you, in which I am trying to stir up your pure mind by way of reminder:
• Matthew 23:5They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

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

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Coast
• Doorposts
• Frontlets
• Tread
• Amulet
• Door
• Phylactery
• Synagogue
• Worship

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