shalt
Thou's auxiliary verb
Shalt is the archaic second-person singular form of shall, paired with thou: Thou shalt not kill.
It survives almost exclusively in biblical quotations and deliberately old-fashioned speech.
Outside religious or historical contexts, it sounds mock-solemn or humorous.
Second-person object, antiquated
- thyOld possessive pronoun
- thineYours, archaically
- hastArchaic form of have
- dothArchaic third-person singular
hath · wilt · wouldst · shouldst · art · wert · wherefore · hence
Archaic second-person pronoun
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- King JamesEnglish Bible translation, 1611
- MosaicOf the Torah's author
covenant · prophetic · psalm · proverb · testament · verse · chapter · Leviticus
Obligatory requirement
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
injunction · prohibition · directive · ordinance · edict · dictate · prescribe · forbid
thee
Second-person object, antiquated
doth · hath · wilt · wouldst · shouldst · art · wert · wherefore · hence · thence
thou
Archaic second-person pronoun
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- King JamesEnglish Bible translation, 1611
Mosaic · covenant · prophetic · psalm · proverb · testament · verse · chapter · Leviticus · Deuteronomy
must
Obligatory requirement
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
mandate · injunction · prohibition · directive · ordinance · edict · dictate · prescribe · forbid · require
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- MiltonBaroque English verse master
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
sonnet · verse · poetic · dramatic · soliloquy · monologue · oration · rhetoric · flourish · invocation
- we shall seeNoncommittal response to uncertainty
- this too shall passAncient consolation proverb
- thou shalt notArchaic command against
- shall we sayDiplomatic phrasing softener
- we shall overcomeCollective resolve declaration
- how shall i put it