Deuteronomy 6:8 Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

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New International Version
Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

New Living Translation
Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.

English Standard Version
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

Berean Standard Bible
Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

King James Bible
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

New King James Version
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

New American Standard Bible
You shall also tie them as a sign to your hand, and they shall be as frontlets on your forehead.

NASB 1995
“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead.

NASB 1977
“And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as phylacteries between your eyes.

Amplified Bible
And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand (forearm), and they shall be used as bands (frontals, frontlets) on your forehead.

Christian Standard Bible
Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.

Contemporary English Version
Write down copies and tie them to your wrists and foreheads to help you obey them.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Write them down, and] tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder.

Good News Translation
Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder.

International Standard Version
Tie them as reminders on your forearm, bind them on your forehead,

Majority Standard Bible
Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

NET Bible
You should tie them as a reminder on your forearm and fasten them as symbols on your forehead.

New Heart English Bible
You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for symbols between your eyes.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes.

World English Bible
You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
and have bound them for a sign on your hand, and they have been for frontlets between your eyes,

Young's Literal Translation
and hast bound them for a sign upon thy hand, and they have been for frontlets between thine eyes,

Smith's Literal Translation
And bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for bands between thine eyes.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt bind them as a sign on thy hand, and they shall be and shall move between thy eyes.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you shall bind them like a sign on your hand, and they shall be placed and shall move between your eyes.

New American Bible
Bind them on your arm as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead.

New Revised Standard Version
Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead,

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as a token between your eyes.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And tie them as a sign on your hand and they shall be an inscription between your eyes.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt fasten them for a sign upon thy hand, and it shall be immoveable before thine eyes.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Greatest Commandment
…7And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.…

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Cross References

Exodus 13:9
It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

Exodus 13:16
So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

Proverbs 3:3
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 6:21
Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

Proverbs 7:3
Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Matthew 23:5
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

Revelation 13:16
And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

Revelation 14:1
Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

Revelation 22:4
They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Hebrews 10:16
“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”

Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

Ezekiel 9:4
“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

Ezekiel 9:6
Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

Treasury of Scripture

And you shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

Deuteronomy 11:18
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

Exodus 13:9,16
And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt…

Numbers 15:38,39
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: …

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Deuteronomy 6

1. The end of the law is obedience
3. An exhortation thereto
20. What they are to teach their children

Berean Study Bible

Tie them
The Hebrew word used here is "קָשַׁר" (qashar), which means to bind or tie. This action signifies a deliberate and intentional act of remembrance. In ancient Israel, physical acts often symbolized spiritual truths. Tying the commandments on one's body serves as a constant reminder of God's laws and their importance in daily life. It reflects a commitment to keep God's words close and to integrate them into every action and decision.

as reminders
The term "reminders" in Hebrew is "אוֹת" (oth), which can also mean a sign or symbol. This suggests that the commandments are not just rules but are signs pointing to a deeper relationship with God. They serve as a perpetual reminder of the covenant between God and His people. In a historical context, signs and symbols were crucial in a largely oral culture, serving as mnemonic devices to aid in the retention and transmission of important teachings.

on your hands
The hand in biblical symbolism often represents action and power. By tying the commandments on their hands, the Israelites were reminded that their actions should be guided by God's laws. This phrase emphasizes the importance of living out one's faith through deeds. Historically, this practice can be seen in the Jewish tradition of wearing tefillin, small boxes containing scripture passages, during prayer.

and bind them
The word "bind" is again "קָשַׁר" (qashar), reinforcing the idea of a strong, unbreakable connection. Binding the commandments signifies a deep, personal commitment to God's word. It is not a casual or temporary attachment but a permanent and visible sign of allegiance to God's will.

on your foreheads
The forehead represents thought and intention. By binding the commandments on their foreheads, the Israelites were reminded to keep God's laws at the forefront of their minds. This practice underscores the importance of aligning one's thoughts and intentions with divine principles. In a broader scriptural context, this can be seen as a call to internalize God's word so that it influences both thought and behavior.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(8) And thou shalt bind them . . .--From this precept the Jews derive the use of the Tephillin, the portions of the Law which they bind upon the head or arm when about to pray.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 8. - The words of God were to be bound for a sign [a memorial or directory] upon thine hand, the instrument of acting, and to be as frontlets [fillets or bands] between thine eyes, the organs of direction in walking or moving, and so on the forehead, the chamber of thought and purpose; and they were to inscribe them on the posts of their houses, and on their gates. The purport of this is that they were constantly and everywhere to have these commandments of the Lord in view and in mind, so as to undeviatingly observe them. It seems, however, to have been a custom widely prevalent among the ancient Eastern peoples to carry about their persons slips of parchment or some other material, on which were written sentences of moral or religious import; and such sentences they were also wont to inscribe on conspicuous places of their dwellings; usages still to be found among the Moslems (see Wilkinson, 'Ancient Egyptians,' 3:364; Lane, 'Modern Egypt,' 1:358; Russell, 'Nat. Hist. of Aleppo;' Thomson, 'Land and the Book,' 1:216), and the latter of which was not altogether unknown among Western nations (cf. Virgil, 'Georg.' lit. 26, etc.), of which traces may still be seen in Switzerland, Germany, and on old houses in both England and Scotland. This custom originated, probably, in a desire to have the sentiments inscribed always in mind; but for the most part these inscriptions came to be regarded as amulets or charms, the presence of which on the person or the house was a safeguard against evil influences, especially such as were supernatural. By the Jews this custom was followed; and they regarded it as authorized by the injunction of Moses in this passage. Taking his words literally, they had their tôtâphoth and their mezuzah, the former of which - the phylacteries of the New Testament - were strips of parchment, on which passages of the Law (Exodus 13:2-10, 11-17; Deuteronomy 6:4-10, 13-22) were written, and these, enclosed in a box, were bound on the forehead and left wrist, and worn at prayers by the worshippers; the latter a slip of parchment, on which were written certain passages of Scripture (vers. 4-9; Deuteronomy 11:13-21), and which, enclosed in a reed or cylinder, was fixed on the right-hand doorpost of every room in the house (see arts. 'Mezuzah' and 'Phylacteries' in Kitto's 'Biblical Cyclopedia,' 3rd edit.).

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

Tie them
וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם (ū·qə·šar·tām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league

as reminders
לְא֖וֹת (lə·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition | Noun - common singular
Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your hands
יָדֶ֑ךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

and bind them
וְהָי֥וּ (wə·hā·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

on your foreheads.
בֵּ֥ין (bên)
Preposition
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

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