Deuteronomy 4:9

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;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
heed	הִשָּׁ֣מֶר hi.Sha.mer	H8104	properly · verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
keep	וּשְׁמֹ֨ר u.she.Mor	H8104	properly · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
soul	נַפְשְׁךָ֜ naf.she.Kha	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
diligently	מְאֹ֗ד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
forget	תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח tish.Kach	H7911	to mislay · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
things	הַדְּבָרִ֜ים ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
eyes	עֵינֶ֗יךָ 'ei.Nei.kha	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
seen	רָא֣וּ ra.'U	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
depart	יָס֙וּרוּ֙ ya.Su.ru	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
heart	מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ mi.le.Va.ve.kha	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
days	יְמֵ֣י ye.Mei	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural construct
life	חַיֶּ֑יךָ chai.Yei.kha	H2416	alive · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
teach	וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם ve.ho.da'.Tam	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
sons	לְבָנֶ֖יךָ le.va.Nei.kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
sons’	וְלִבְנֵ֥י ve.liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
sons	בָנֶֽיךָ va.Nei.kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 6:7 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 th…
Deuteronomy 11:19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest…
Psalms 78:3-8 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and ju…
Deuteronomy 32:46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observ…
Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Exodus 13:8-9 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:1-40

This most lively and excellent discourse is so entire, and the particulars of it are so often repeated, that we must take it altogether in the exposition of it, and endeavour to digest it into proper heads, for we cannot divide it into paragraphs. I. In general, it is the use and application of the foregoing history; it comes in by way of inference from it: Now therefore harken, O Israel, Deu 4:1. This use we should make of the review of God's providences concerning us, we should by them be quickened and engaged to duty and obedience. The histories of the years of ancient times should in like manner be improved by us. II. The scope and drift of his discourse is to persuade them to keep close…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:7

what nation is there so great--Here he represents their privileges and their duty in such significant and comprehensive terms, as were peculiarly calculated to arrest their attention and engage their interest. The former, their national advantages, are described (Deu 4:7-8), and they were twofold: 1. God's readiness to hear and aid them at all times; and 2. the excellence of that religion in which they were instructed, set forth in the "statutes and judgments so righteous" which the law of Moses contained. Their duty corresponding to these pre-eminent advantages as a people, was also twofold: 1. their own faithful obedience to that law; and 2. their obligation to imbue the minds of the young…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 4:9

Only take heed to thyself,.... To walk according to this law, and not swerve from it: and keep thy soul diligently; from the transgressions and breaches of it: lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen; either the statutes and judgments set before them, and the circumstances of the delivery of them; or the punishment inflicted on the breakers of them; or the favours bestowed on those that observed them: and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; out of thy mind and memory, and have no place in thy affections, through a neglect and disuse of them: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; their children and grandchildren, that they may be trained up in t…

Dictionary and topics

Bezer — Ore of gold or silver. (1.) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut. 4: 43; Josh. 20:8). It has been identified with the modern ruined village of…
Phylacteries — (Gr. phulakteria; i.e., “defences” or “protections”), called by modern Jews tephillin (i.e., “prayers”) are mentioned only in Matt. 23:5. They consisted of strips of parchment on which were inscribed…
Backsliders · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Children · Were required: To attend to instruction — Were required: To attend to instruction
Church Of Israel · Established by God — Established by God
Commandments · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Diligence · Keeping the — Keeping the
Families · Should: Be taught the Scriptures — Should: Be taught the Scriptures
Family · .Should be taught God’s word — .Should be taught God’s word
Heedfulness · Necessary: In the care of the soul — Necessary: In the care of the soul
Obedience · ENJOINED — ENJOINED
Parents · Their duty to their children is: To instruct them in God’s word — Their duty to their children is: To instruct them in God’s word

Deuteronomy 4:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:1-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:7

John Gill on Deuteronomy 4:9

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 4:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:1-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 4:7

John Gill on Deuteronomy 4:9

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 4:3-11

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 4:9-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 4:8

Rashi on Deuteronomy 4:9