Deuteronomy 11:20
What does Deuteronomy 11:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 11:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Writing them on the pillars of your houses and over the doors of your towns:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and hast written them on the side-posts of thy house, and on thy gates,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thou shalt write them upon the posts and the doors of thy house:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates;
Context
v.19And ye shall teach them your children, talking 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.
v.20This passage
v.21that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 6:9
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.
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