Deuteronomy 6:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then beware, lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים

Transliteration

Hiššāmer to-you lest-tiškkaḥ ʾet-YHWH which hôṣîʾăkā from-ʾereṣ miṣrayim from-bêt ʿăbādîm

Grammar Details

• *hiššāmer*: Niphal imperative, masculine singular - be careful/beware
• *lĕkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to yourself
• *pen*: conjunction - lest
• *tiškkaḥ*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you forget
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who
• *hôṣîʾăkā*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he brought you out
• *mē-ʾereṣ*: preposition + feminine singular noun, construct - from land of
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *mi-bêt*: preposition + masculine singular noun, construct - from house of
• *ʿăbādîm*: masculine plural noun - slaves/servants

Word Meanings

• *hiššāmer*: be careful/beware/guard yourself
• *tiškkaḥ*: you forget/you neglect
• *hôṣîʾăkā*: he brought you out/he led you forth
• *bêt*: house/place/household
• *ʿăbādîm*: slaves/bondage/servitude

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Be careful not to forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then beware lest thou forget the Lorde which broughte the out off the lande of Egipte the housse of bondage.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  then bewarre that thou forget not the LORDE, which brought the out of the londe of Egipte, fro the house of bondage:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beware least thou forget the Lord, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then beware lest thou forget ye Lorde which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

• World English Bible (2000)

  then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.