Deuteronomy 6:8 (GNV)

Passage

And thou shalt binde them for a signe vpon thine hand, and they shalbe as frontlets betweene thine eyes.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:6 And these wordes which I commaund thee this day, shalbe in thine heart.

Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou tariest in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest downe, and when thou risest vp:

Deuteronomy 6:8 And thou shalt binde them for a signe vpon thine hand, and they shalbe as frontlets betweene thine eyes.

Deuteronomy 6:9 Also thou shalt write them vpon ye postes of thine house, and vpon thy gates.

Deuteronomy 6:10 And when the Lord thy God hath brought thee into the land, which he sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob, to giue to thee, with great and goodly cities which thou buildedst not,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "shalt", "binde", "signe", "vpon", "thine", "hand", and "shalbe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "shalt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto..." into verse 9's "Also thou shalt write them vpon ye...", so "thou" and "shalt" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "shalt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.