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Deuteronomy 6:7 — And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt…
“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”
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The verses around Deuteronomy 6:7.
5And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine 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 thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Verse explanation
The instruction to bind the words of the law on the hand and use them as a sign between the eyes gave rise, centuries later, to the Jewish custom of tefillin, small boxes with passages of the law tied to the arm and the forehead during prayer. In the original text it is more likely an image of constant remembrance than a literal command.
From the Deuteronomy 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Deuteronomy 6:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E as intimarás a teus filhos, e d'ellas fallarás assentado em tua casa, e andando pelo caminho, e deitando-te e levantando-te.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E as repetirás a teus filhos, e falarás delas estando em tua casa, e andando pelo caminho, e ao deitar-te, e quando te levantes:
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Deberán explicarlas cuidadosamente a sus hijos y hablar de ellas cuando estén en casa y al viajar, cuando se acuesten y cuando se levanten.
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