11 translations · Hebrew
Deuteronomy 4:9
Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children;
Deuteronomy 4:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children;
- KJV King James Version
- 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;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Only, take heed to yourself, and watch your soul exceedingly, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from your heart all [the] days of your life; and you have made them known to your sons and to your sons’ sons.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Just make sure to be very careful, and really watch what you do, so you don't forget the things you've seen. Keep them in mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things that thine eyes have seen (and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but thou shalt make them known to thy sons and to thy sons' sons),
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou shouldst forget the things which thy eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them to thy sons, and thy sons' sons:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children—
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Keep thyself therefore, and thy soul carefully. Forget not the words that thy eyes have seen, and let them not go out of thy heart all the days of thy life. Thou shalt teach them to thy sons and to thy grandsons,
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| רַ֡ק | raq | Only | H7535 רַק except |
| הִשָּׁ֣מֶר | hiš·šā·mer | be on your guard | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| לְךָ֩ | lə·ḵā | — | H9005 ל to/for |
| וּשְׁמֹ֨ר | ū·šə·mōr | watch | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| נַפְשְׁךָ֜ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | yourselves | H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul |
| מְאֹ֗ד | mə·’ōḏ | and diligently | H3966 מְאֹד much |
| פֶּן־ | pen- | so that you do not | H6435 פֶּן־ lest |
| תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח | tiš·kaḥ | forget | H7911 שָׁכַח to forget |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| הַדְּבָרִ֜ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | the things | H1697 דָּבָר word |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | — | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| רָא֣וּ | rā·’ū | have seen | H7200 רָאָה to see: see |
| עֵינֶ֗יךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | your eyes | H5869 עַ֫יִן eye |
| וּפֶן־ | ū·p̄en- | and so that they do not | H6435 פֶּן־ lest |
| יָס֙וּרוּ֙ | yā·sū·rū | slip | H5493 סוּר to turn aside: remove |
| מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ | mil·lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | from your heart | H3824 לֵבָב heart |
| כֹּ֖ל | kōl | as | H3605 כֹּל all |
| יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | — | H3117 יוֹם day |
| חַיֶּ֑יךָ | ḥay·ye·ḵā | long as you live | H2416 חַי alive |
| וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם | wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tām | Teach them | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| לְבָנֶ֖יךָ | lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā | to your children | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| וְלִבְנֵ֥י | wə·liḇ·nê | and grandchildren | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| בָנֶֽיךָ׃ | ḇā·ne·ḵā | — | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 6:7
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
- Deuteronomy 11:19
You shall teach them to your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
- Psalm 78:3–8
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done. For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children; …
- Genesis 18:19
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
- Deuteronomy 32:46
He said to them, “Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you today, which you shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
- Ephesians 6:4
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Exodus 13:8–9
You shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that Yahweh’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
- Proverbs 4:20–23
My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body. …
- Proverbs 4:1–13
Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding; for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law. For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother. …
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them, as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?
8 What great nation is there, that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you today?
9 Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children;
10 the day that you stood before Yahweh your God in Horeb, when Yahweh said to me, “Assemble the people to me, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
11 You came near and stood under the mountain. The mountain burned with fire to the heart of the sky, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
Read all of Deuteronomy 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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