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Proverbs 6:21

Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

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קָשְׁרֵ֣םqasherembindקָשַׁרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bind”, a commandH7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).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,…לִבְּךָ֣libkhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…תָמִ֑ידtamiddailyתָּמִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “daily”, the ordinary formH8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrificealway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.עָ֝נְדֵ֗םanedembindעָנַדverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bind”, a commandH6029to lace fastbind, tie.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,…גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָgargerotekhaneckגַּרְגְּרוֹתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1621the throat (as used in rumination)neck.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

Young’s Literal Translation

Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

World English Bible

Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

Darby Translation

bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:

Douay-Rheims

Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄφαψαι δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σῇ ψυχῇ διαπαντὸς, καὶ ἐλκλοίωσαι περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ·