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Deuteronomy 6:8

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8 Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder.

Deuteronomy 6:8 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:8

And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand
As a man ties anything to his hand for a token, that he may remember somewhat he is desirous of; though the Jews understand this literally, of binding a scroll of parchment, with this section and others written in it, upon their left hand, as the Targum of Jonathan here interprets the hand:

and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes;
and which the same Targum interprets of the Tephilim, or phylacteries, which the Jews wear upon their foreheads, and on their arms, and so Jarchi; of which (See Gill on Matthew 23:5).

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Deuteronomy 6:8 In-Context

6 Never forget these commands that I am giving you today.
7 Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working.
8 Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder.
9 Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
10 "Just as the Lord your God promised your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, he will give you a land with large and prosperous cities which you did not build.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

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