Deuteronomy 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 4:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
רַ֡ק
raq
H7535
only
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לְךָ֩
וּשְׁמֹ֨ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
נַפְשְׁךָ֜
nephesh
H5315
soul
מְאֹ֗ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח
shâkach
H7911
to forget
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדְּבָרִ֜ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
רָא֣וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עֵינֶ֗יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וּפֶן
pên
H6435
lest
יָס֨וּרוּ֙
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔
lêbâb
H3824
heart
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
יְמֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
חַיֶּ֑יךָ
chay
H2416
living
וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לְבָנֶ֖יךָ
bên
H1121
son
וְלִבְנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
בָנֶֽיךָ
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
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King James Version Public Domain
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Only guard yourself and guard your soul strongly, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they retreat from your heart all the days of your life. But make them known to your sons and to the sons of your sons.
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