King James Version

Deuteronomy 6:9

And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

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וּכְתַבְתָּ֛םukhetavtamand describeכָּתַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and describe”, a completed action in a sequenceH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מְזוּזֹ֥תmezuzotpostמְזוּזָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “post”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4201a door-post (as prominent)(door, side) post.בֵּיתֶ֖ךָbeytekhafamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָuvishareykhaand in doorשַׁעַרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and in door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast written them on door-posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

World English Bible

You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt write them in the entry, and on the doors of thy house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye shall write them on the lintels of your houses and of your gates.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ γράψετε αὐτὰ ἐπὶ τὰς φλιὰς τῶν οἰκιῶν ὑμῶν, καὶ τῶν πυλῶν ὑμῶν.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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