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Proverbs 7:3

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

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קָשְׁרֵ֥םqasherembindקָשַׁרverb, 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,…אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָetsbeoteykhafingerאֶצְבַּעnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “finger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH676something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toefinger, toe.כָּ֝תְבֵ֗םkatevemdescribeכָּתַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “describe”, a commandH3789to 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,…ל֥וּחַluchaboardלוּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “board”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metalboard, plate, table.לִבֶּֽךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, 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]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.

World English Bible

Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Darby Translation

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

Douay-Rheims

Bind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Περίθου δὲ αὐτοὺς σοῖς δακτύλοις, ἐπίγραψον δὲ ἐπὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς καρδίας σου.