Deuteronomy 6: 8

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THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED
DEUTERONOMY

CHAPTER 6

8 And thou shalt ^abind them for a ^bsign upon thine hand, and they shall be as ^cfrontlets between thine eyes.

Footnotes

8a	Prov. 3: 3. 3 Let not mercy and ^atruth forsake thee: ^bbind them about thy neck; write them upon the ^ctable of thine ^dheart: Prov. 6: 21. 21 ^aBind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Prov. 7: 3 (1-4) 3 ^aBind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine ^bheart.
b	IE phylacteries: passages of the law written on scrolls of parchment enclosed in tiny boxes, bound on the left arm and on the forehead, as an ordinance of remembrance of the Mosaic law, and worn by Jews during the morning prayers.
c	Ex. 13: 9, 16. 9 And it shall be for a ^asign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a ^bmemorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. Deut. 11: 18. 18 ¶ Therefore shall ye ^alay up these my ^bwords in your ^cheart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your ^dhand, that they may be as ^efrontlets between your eyes. Matt. 23: 5 (1-22) 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they ^amake broad their ^bphylacteries, and enlarge the ^cborders of their garments,