Deuteronomy 4:9
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
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ASV
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;
KJV
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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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| רַ֡ק | rak | only | H7535 → |
| הִשָּׁ֣מֶר | hi.Sha.mer | take heed | H8104 → |
| לְךָ֩ | le.Kha | to yourself | |
| וּשְׁמֹ֨ר | u.she.Mor | and guard | H8104 → |
| נַפְשְׁךָ֜ | naf.she.Kha | self your | H5315 → |
| מְאֹ֗ד | me.'Od | exceedingly | H3966 → |
| פֶּן־ | pen- | lest | H6435 → |
| תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח | tish.Kach | you should forget | H7911 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַדְּבָרִ֜ים | ha.de.va.Rim | the things | H1697 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| רָא֣וּ | ra.'U | they have seen | H7200 → |
| עֵינֶ֗יךָ | 'ei.Nei.kha | eyes your | H5869 → |
| וּפֶן־ | u.fen- | and lest | H6435 → |
| יָס֙וּרוּ֙ | ya.Su.ru | they should depart | H5493 → |
| מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ | mi.le.Va.ve.kha | from heart your | H3824 → |
| כֹּ֖ל | kol | all | H3605 → |
| יְמֵ֣י | ye.Mei | [the] days of | H3117 → |
| חַיֶּ֑יךָ | chai.Yei.kha | life your | H2416 → |
| וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם | ve.ho.da'.Tam | and you will make known them | H3045 → |
| לְבָנֶ֖יךָ | le.va.Nei.kha | to children your | H1121 → |
| וְלִבְנֵ֥י | ve.liv.Nei | and to [the] children of | H1121 → |
| בָנֶֽיךָ׃ | va.Nei.kha | children your | H1121 → |
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