Deuteronomy 6:8

Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
Deuteronomy 6:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

  1. וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.Tam“and you will tie them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָשַׁר · “to conspire” · Strong's H7194
  2. לְא֖וֹתle.'ot“for a sign”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹת · “indicator” · Strong's H0226H
  3. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  4. יָדֶ֑ךָya.De.kha“hand your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  5. וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yu“and they will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. לְטֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.Fot“for marks”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from טוֹטָפוֹת · “phylacteries” · Strong's H2903
  7. בֵּ֥יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  8. עֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.kha“eyes your”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)