Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 6:8 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 6 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.”
Deuteronomy 6:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:8
This verse prescribes physical symbols to remind Israel of God's commandments. The Hebrew qashartam le'ot al-yadekha (קְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶךָ, 'bind them for a sign upon your hand') and totafot bein einekha (טוֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ, 'frontlets between your eyes') gave rise to the Jewish practice of tefillin (phylacteries)—small leather boxes containing Scripture portions bound to the arm and forehead during prayer. Whether Moses intended literal physical implements or used metaphorical language for constant mindfulness is debated, but Jewish tradition took it literally from ancient times...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 6:8
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“Bind them continually upon thine heart”
“and they shall be for symbols between your eyes.”
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”
“Bind them upon thy fingers”
“and for a memorial between your eyes”
“and tell them that they should make them fringes{or”
“and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us forth out of Egypt.,And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt., וְהָיָה לְאוֹת עַל־יָדְכָה וּלְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ כִּי בְּחֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיאָנוּ יְהוָה מִמִּצְרָיִם׃ ס ,And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes; for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt. ....”
“enlarge the fringes{or”
“lest perhaps we drift away.”