You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates;
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You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates;
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And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
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And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates;
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 11:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 6:9 You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Posts. Upon one post the Jews hang boards, enclosing…
Posts. Upon one post the Jews hang boards, enclosing a piece of parchment, with the 13th to the 21st verse of this chapter; and from ver. 4. to the 9th of the 6th chapter, they hang with great solemnity upon the other post.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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You will write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates
See how you translated these words in Deuteronomy 6:9.
that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied
This can be stated in active form. AT: "that Yahweh may cause you and your children to live a long time" (See: Active or Passive)
to your ancestors
This refers to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
to give them for as long as the heavens are above the earth
This compares how long the people could stay in the land to how long the sky will exist above the earth. This is a way of saying "forever." AT: "to give them as a possession forever" or "to allow them to live there forever" (See: Simile)
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