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Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall teach them diligently to your children [impressing God’s precepts on their minds and penetrating their hearts with His truths] and shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and tell them to your children over and over again. Talk about them all the time, whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you're at home or away, when you lie down or get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Teach them repeatedly to your children. Talk about them while sitting in your house or walking on the road, and as you lie down or get up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have repeated them to your sons, and spoken of them in your sitting in your house, and in your walking in the way, and in your lying down, and in your rising up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And sharpen them to thy sons, and speak in them in thy resting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down and in thy rising up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt tell them to thy children, and thou shalt meditate upon them sitting in thy house, and walking on thy journey, sleeping and rising. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall explain them to your sons. And you shall meditate upon them sitting in your house, and walking on a journey, when lying down and when rising up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Keep repeating them to your children. Recite them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall repeat them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall repeat them to your children and speak with them when you sit in your house and when you go in the way and whenever you lie down and when you rise.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt teach them to thy children, and thou shalt speak of them sitting in the house, and walking by the way, and lying down, and rising up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1997" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">The Greatest Commandment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8150.htm" title="8150: wə·šin·nan·tām (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To whet, sharpen. A primitive root; to point; intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate.">And you shall teach them diligently</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to your children</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏib·bar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: bə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">when you sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">at home</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ū·ḇə·leḵ·tə·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and when you walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḇad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">along the road,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: ū·ḇə·šā·ḵə·bə·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">when you lie down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ū·ḇə·qū·me·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">and when you get up.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a></span><br />Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm">Ephesians 6:4</a></span><br />Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Psalm 78:4-6</a></span><br />We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed. / For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, / that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-15.htm">2 Timothy 3:15</a></span><br />From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Isaiah 28:9-10</a></span><br />Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast? / For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a></span><br />This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">2 Timothy 2:2</a></span><br />And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Exodus 12:26-27</a></span><br />When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ / you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a></span><br />But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-1.htm">Proverbs 4:1-4</a></span><br />Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. / For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive. / When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:11-12</a></span><br />For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children— / encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a></span><br />I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46-47</a></span><br />With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, / praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.</p><p class="hdg">And thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Deuteronomy 6:2</a></b></br> That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm">Deuteronomy 4:9,10</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Deuteronomy 11:19</a></b></br> And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.</p><p class="hdg">teach [heb] whet, or sharpen </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Ruth 2:4,12</a></b></br> And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD <i>be</i> with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">Ruth 4:11</a></b></br> And all the people that <i>were</i> in the gate, and the elders, said, <i>We are</i> witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-30.htm">Psalm 37:30</a></b></br> The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/numbers/24-25.htm">Home</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">Impress</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/numbers/22-7.htm">Repeated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Risest</a> <a href="/numbers/21-11.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Road</a> <a href="/numbers/32-6.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/exodus/18-14.htm">Sittest</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-23.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/numbers/24-9.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-24.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/numbers/22-28.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/numbers/22-32.htm">Walkest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Home</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Impress</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/judges/9-3.htm">Repeated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-11.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Risest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Road</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Sittest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-14.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-6.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Walkest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-6.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-24.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">The end of the law is obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">An exhortation thereto</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">What they are to teach their children</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And you shall teach them diligently to your children</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of passing down God's commandments to the next generation. In the ancient Israelite context, education was primarily the responsibility of the family, particularly the parents. The Hebrew word for "teach diligently" implies a sharpening or engraving, suggesting that these teachings should be deeply impressed upon the children. This aligns with <a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a>, which advises training a child in the way they should go. The family unit is seen as the primary context for spiritual education, reflecting the covenantal relationship between God and His people.<p><b>and speak of them when you sit at home</b><br>The home is portrayed as a central place for spiritual instruction and discussion. In ancient Israel, homes were not just physical structures but centers of family life and worship. This phrase suggests that God's commandments should be a natural part of daily conversation, integrated into the fabric of everyday life. This practice is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to let the word of Christ dwell richly among them (<a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a>).<p><b>and when you walk along the road</b><br>This phrase indicates that teaching and discussing God's commandments should not be confined to the home but should extend to all aspects of life, including travel and work. In the historical context, walking was a common mode of transportation, and journeys provided opportunities for teaching and reflection. This reflects the idea that God's word should guide believers in all their ways, as seen in <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, where God's word is described as a lamp to the feet and a light to the path.<p><b>when you lie down</b><br>The mention of lying down suggests that the day should begin and end with thoughts of God's commandments. In Jewish tradition, the Shema, which includes <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>, is recited in the morning and evening, reinforcing the idea of constant meditation on God's word. This practice is mirrored in <a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>, where the blessed person meditates on the law of the Lord day and night.<p><b>and when you get up</b><br>Rising in the morning is another opportunity to focus on God's commandments, setting the tone for the day. This continual engagement with God's word is a form of spiritual discipline, ensuring that His teachings are ever-present in the believer's life. The practice of morning devotion is seen throughout scripture, as in <a href="/mark/1-35.htm">Mark 1:35</a>, where Jesus rises early to pray, demonstrating the importance of starting the day with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who delivered God's laws and commandments to the people. He is the speaker in Deuteronomy, reiterating God's laws before the Israelites enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving the law and commandments as they prepare to enter Canaan, the land promised to their ancestors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The Promised Land that the Israelites are about to enter. It represents a place of fulfillment of God's promises and a new beginning for the nation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God, which forms the foundation of the laws being reiterated in Deuteronomy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shema.htm">The Shema</a></b><br>A central declaration of the Jewish faith found in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>, emphasizing the oneness of God and the importance of loving Him with all one's heart, soul, and strength.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/diligent_teaching.htm">Diligent Teaching</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "impress" (shanan) implies a sharp, repeated action, suggesting that teaching God's commandments should be intentional and consistent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/everyday_conversations.htm">Everyday Conversations</a></b><br>The verse encourages integrating discussions about God into daily life, whether at home or on the go, highlighting the importance of making faith a natural part of everyday interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_discipleship.htm">Family Discipleship</a></b><br>Parents are called to be the primary spiritual educators of their children, emphasizing the role of the family in faith formation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_approach.htm">Holistic Approach</a></b><br>The instruction to teach when sitting, walking, lying down, and getting up suggests a comprehensive approach to spiritual education that encompasses all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>By impressing God's commandments on children, parents contribute to a legacy of faith that can impact future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_the_bible_simplified_for_kids.htm">How does the Bible become oversimplified for children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_biblically_guide_children.htm">How should parents guide their children biblically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_bar_mitzvah_or_bat_mitzvah.htm">What is a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_oral_tradition_in_the_bible.htm">What is oral tradition in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And thou shalt teach them diligently.</span>--The same Jewish commentator remarks that there should be no hesitation in answering anything that a man might ask. Had this system of education been carried on from the first, the history of Israel would hare been very different from what it is.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And you shall teach them diligently</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šin·nan·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8150.htm">Strong's 8150: </a> </span><span class="str2">To point, to pierce, to inculcate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your children</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָנֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and speak of them</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏib·bar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when you sit</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your house</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and when you walk</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·leḵ·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along the road,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇad·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when you lie down</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·šā·ḵə·bə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and when you get up.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·qū·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 6:7 And you shall teach them diligently (Deut. 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