# General Information:

A father teaches his child using poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# if you receive my words

"if you listen to what I am teaching you"

# treasure up my commandments with you

Valuing what is commanded is spoken of as if the commandments were a treasure and the person were a safe place to store the treasure. Alternate translation: "consider my commands to be as valuable as a treasure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])