Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:4–8

⁴Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.^a ⁵And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.^b

⁶These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. ⁷And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ⁸Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

Footnotes

a 6:4 Or The LORD our God is One LORD or The LORD is our God, the LORD is One or The LORD is our God, the LORD alone; cited in Mark 12:29|MRK 12:29
b 6:5 Cited in Matthew 22:37|MAT 22:37, Mark 12:30, and Luke 10:27

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Deuteronomy 6:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שְׁמַ֖ע	šə·maʿ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
The LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is One	אֶחָֽד׃	ʾɛ·ḥå̄ḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one

Deuteronomy 6:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you shall love	וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔	wə·’ā·haḇ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H157 love
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
with all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your heart	לְבָבְךָ֥	lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and with all	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your soul	נַפְשְׁךָ֖	nap̄·šə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and with all	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your strength	מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃	mə·’ō·ḏe·ḵā	Adverb; second person masculine singular	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly

Deuteronomy 6:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	הָאֵ֗לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	הַדְּבָרִ֣ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
I	אָנֹכִ֧י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am commanding you	מְצַוְּךָ֛	mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
today	הַיּ֖וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
are to be	וְהָי֞וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your hearts	לְבָבֶֽךָ׃	lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart

Deuteronomy 6:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you shall teach them diligently	וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם	wə·šin·nan·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8150 whet, sharpen
to your children	לְבָנֶ֔יךָ	lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
and speak	וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖	wə·ḏib·bar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
of them	בָּ֑ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
when you sit	בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤	bə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
at home	בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙	bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
and when you walk	וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣	ū·ḇə·leḵ·tə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
along the road	בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ	ḇad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
when you lie down	וּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖	ū·ḇə·šā·ḵə·bə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
and when you get up	וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃	ū·ḇə·qū·me·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand

Deuteronomy 6:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tie them	וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם	ū·qə·šar·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
as reminders	לְא֖וֹת	lə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition; Noun - common singular	H226 sign
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your hands	יָדֶ֑ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and bind them	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on your foreheads	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between