Deuteronomy 4:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons’ sons.

King James Bible
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;

Hebrew
Only
רַ֡ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

be on your guard
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר (hiš·šā·mer)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

and diligently
מְאֹ֗ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

watch
וּשְׁמֹ֨ר (ū·šə·mōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

yourselves,
נַפְשְׁךָ֜ (nap̄·šə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

so that you do not
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

forget
תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח (tiš·kaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

the things
הַדְּבָרִ֜ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

your eyes
עֵינֶ֗יךָ (‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

have seen,
רָא֣וּ (rā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7200: To see

and so that they do not
וּפֶן־ (ū·p̄en-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

slip
יָס֙וּרוּ֙ (yā·sū·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

from your heart
מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ (mil·lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

as
כֹּ֖ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

long as you live.
חַיֶּ֑יךָ (ḥay·ye·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

Teach
וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם (wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know

them to your children
לְבָנֶ֖יךָ (lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and grandchildren.
וְלִבְנֵ֥י (wə·liḇ·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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