Deuteronomy 6:9

Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:9
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Original language (Hebrew)

וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזוּזֹ֥ת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ ס

  1. וּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.Tam“and you will write them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
  2. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. מְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.Zot“[the] doorposts of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מְזוּזָה · “doorpost” · Strong's H4201
  4. בֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.kha“house your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  5. וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סu.vish.'a.Rei.kha“and on gates your”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)