Deuteronomy 4:9
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7535 [e]רַ֡ק
raq
onlyAdv
8104 [e]הִשָּׁ֣מֶר
hiš-šā-mer
take heedV-Nifal-Imp-ms
  לְךָ֩
lə-ḵā
to yourselfPrep | 2ms
8104 [e]וּשְׁמֹ֨ר
ū-šə-mōr
and keepConj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms
5315 [e]נַפְשְׁךָ֜
nap̄-šə-ḵā
yourselfN-fsc | 2ms
3966 [e]מְאֹ֗ד
mə-’ōḏ,
diligentlyAdv
6435 [e]פֶּן־
pen-
lestConj
7911 [e]תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח
tiš-kaḥ
you forgetV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
1697 [e]הַדְּבָרִ֜ים
had-də-ḇā-rîm
the thingsArt | N-mp
834 [e]אֲשֶׁר־
’ă-šer-
thatPro-r
7200 [e]רָא֣וּ
rā-’ū
have seenV-Qal-Perf-3cp
5869 [e]עֵינֶ֗יךָ
‘ê-ne-ḵā,
your eyesN-cdc | 2ms
6435 [e]וּפֶן־
ū-p̄en-
and lestConj-w | Conj
5493 [e]יָס֙וּרוּ֙
yā-sū-rū
they departV-Qal-Imperf-3mp
3824 [e]מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔
mil-lə-ḇā-ḇə-ḵā,
from your heartPrep-m | N-msc | 2ms
3605 [e]כֹּ֖ל
kōl
allN-msc
3117 [e]יְמֵ֣י
yə-mê
the daysN-mpc
2416 [e]חַיֶּ֑יךָ
ḥay-ye-ḵā;
of your lifeN-mpc | 2ms
3045 [e]וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם
wə-hō-w-ḏa‘-tām
and teach themConj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms | 3mp
1121 [e]לְבָנֶ֖יךָ
lə-ḇā-ne-ḵā
to your childrenPrep-l | N-mpc | 2ms
1121 [e]וְלִבְנֵ֥י
wə-liḇ-nê
andConj-w, Prep-l | N-mpc
1121 [e]בָנֶֽיךָ׃
ḇā-ne-ḵā.
your grandchildrenN-mpc | 2ms





















Hebrew Texts
דברים 4:9 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
רַ֡ק הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֩ וּשְׁמֹ֨ר נַפְשְׁךָ֜ מְאֹ֗ד פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־רָא֣וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וּפֶן־יָס֙וּרוּ֙ מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּ֑יךָ וְהֹודַעְתָּ֥ם לְבָנֶ֖יךָ וְלִבְנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיךָ׃

דברים 4:9 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
רק השמר לך ושמר נפשך מאד פן־תשכח את־הדברים אשר־ראו עיניך ופן־יסורו מלבבך כל ימי חייך והודעתם לבניך ולבני בניך׃

דברים 4:9 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
רק השמר לך ושמר נפשך מאד פן־תשכח את־הדברים אשר־ראו עיניך ופן־יסורו מלבבך כל ימי חייך והודעתם לבניך ולבני בניך׃

דברים 4:9 Hebrew Bible
רק השמר לך ושמר נפשך מאד פן תשכח את הדברים אשר ראו עיניך ופן יסורו מלבבך כל ימי חייך והודעתם לבניך ולבני בניך׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons.

King James Bible
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don't forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don't slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

keep thy soul

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lest they

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teach them

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Deuteronomy 11:19 And you shall teach them your children, speaking of them when you …

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Ephesians 6:4 And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them …

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