Deuteronomy 6:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Teach them diligently to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ

Transliteration

And wĕšinnantām to-bānêka and wĕdibbartā in-them in-bĕšibtĕkā in-bêteka and-in-ûbĕlektĕkā in-the-dderek and-in-ûbĕšokbĕkā and-in-ûbĕqûmeka

Grammar Details

• *wĕ-šinnantām*: conjunction + Piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you shall teach them diligently
• *lĕ-bānêka*: preposition + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your sons
• *wĕ-dibbartā*: conjunction + Piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall speak
• *bām*: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in/about them
• *bĕ-šibtĕkā*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your sitting
• *bĕ-bêteka*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your house
• *û-bĕ-lektĕkā*: conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and in your walking
• *ba-dderek*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the way/road
• *û-bĕ-šokbĕkā*: conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and in your lying down
• *û-bĕ-qûmeka*: conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and in your rising up

Word Meanings

• *šinnantām*: teach them diligently/impress them/repeat them
• *bānîm*: sons/children/descendants
• *dibbartā*: speak/talk/tell
• *šibtĕkā*: your sitting/dwelling/staying
• *bayit*: house/home/household
• *lektĕkā*: your walking/going/traveling
• *derek*: way/road/path/journey
• *šokbĕkā*: your lying down/resting/sleeping
• *qûmeka*: your rising up/standing/getting up

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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 the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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 the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  ad thou shalt whett them on thy childern, and shalt talke of them when thou art at home in thyne housse and as thou walkest by the waye, ad when thou lyest doune and when thou rysest vpp:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & shalt whet them vpon yi children, and shalt talke of them, wha thou syttest in thyne house, & whan thou walkest by the waie: whan thou lyest downe, & wha thou rysest vp.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou tariest in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest downe, and when thou risest vp:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt shewe them vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou art at home in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, & when thou lyest downe, and when thou risest vp.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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 the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

Referenced Verses

• Eph 6:4 : 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
• Deut 11:19 : 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
• Exod 12:26-27 : 26 When your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?' 27 You are to reply, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and spared our homes.' Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
• Deut 4:9-9 : 9 Only be careful and guard your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. 10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Assemble the people for Me, and I will let them hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and to teach them to their children.'
• Deut 6:2 : 2 So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I am commanding you today—you, your children, and your grandchildren—all the days of your life, and so your days may be prolonged.
• Exod 13:14-15 : 14 In the future, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in Egypt, both human and animal. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD every male that first opens the womb and redeem every firstborn of my sons.'
• Gen 18:19 : 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.
• Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
• 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But honor the Lord as holy in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.
• Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I desire to do Your will, my God; Your law is within my heart. 10 I have proclaimed Your righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I will not seal my lips, LORD, You know this.
• Ps 78:4-6 : 4 We will not hide them from their children, but will tell the next generation the praises of the Lord, His strength, and the wonders He has done. 5 He established a testimony in Jacob and set a law in Israel, which He commanded our ancestors to teach their children, 6 so that the next generation would know them—children yet to be born—and in turn they would rise and tell their children,
• Ps 119:46 : 46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings and not be ashamed.
• Ps 129:8 : 8 And those who pass by do not say, 'The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.'
• Prov 6:22 : 22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake, they will speak to you.
• Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
• Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.
• Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
• Mal 3:16 : 16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord paid attention and listened. A book of remembrance was written before him for those who fear the Lord and honor his name.
• Matt 12:35 : 35 The good person brings out good things from the good treasure of his heart, and the evil person brings out evil things from his evil treasure.
• Luke 6:45 : 45 A good person brings good things out of the good stored up in their heart, and an evil person brings evil things out of the evil stored up in their heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
• Eph 4:29 : 29 No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
• Ruth 4:11 : 11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders said, 'We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.'
• Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.