Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:5–12

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. 9Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

10And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you— a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, 11with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant— and when you eat and are satisfied, 12be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Footnotes

  • b 6:5 Cited in Matthew 22:37|MAT 22:37, Mark 12:30, and Luke 10:27

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Deuteronomy 6:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And you shall loveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔wə·’ā·haḇ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH157 love
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
with allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your heartלְבָבְךָ֥lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and with allוּבְכָל־ū·ḇə·ḵālConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖nap̄·šə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and with allוּבְכָל־ū·ḇə·ḵālConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your strengthמְאֹדֶֽךָ׃mə·’ō·ḏe·ḵāAdverb; second person masculine singularH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly

Deuteronomy 6:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהhā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםhad·də·ḇā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1697 speech, word
Iאָנֹכִ֧י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
am commanding youמְצַוְּךָ֛mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵāVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
todayהַיּ֖וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
are to beוְהָי֞וּwə·hā·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
uponעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your heartsלְבָבֶֽךָ׃lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart

Deuteronomy 6:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And you shall teach them diligentlyוְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣םwə·šin·nan·tāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH8150 whet, sharpen
to your childrenלְבָנֶ֔יךָlə·ḇā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖wə·ḏib·bar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
of themבָּ֑םbāmPreposition; third person masculine plural
when you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤bə·šiḇ·tə·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1004 house
and when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ū·ḇə·leḵ·tə·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
along the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְḇad·de·reḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
when you lie downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖ū·ḇə·šā·ḵə·bə·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH7901 lie down
and when you get upוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃ū·ḇə·qū·me·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand

Deuteronomy 6:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Tie themוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םū·qə·šar·tāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH7194 bind, league together, conspire
as remindersלְא֖וֹתlə·’ō·wṯPreposition; Noun - common singularH226 sign
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your handsיָדֶ֑ךָyā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
and bind themוְהָי֥וּwə·hā·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on your foreheadsבֵּ֥יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between

Deuteronomy 6:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Write themוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םū·ḵə·ṯaḇ·tāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH3789 write
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the doorpostsמְזוּזֹ֥תmə·zū·zōṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4201 door-post, gate-post
of your housesבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbê·ṯe·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1004 house
and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃סū·ḇiš·‘ā·re·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH8179 gate

Deuteronomy 6:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And whenכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
bringsיְבִיאֲךָ֣׀yə·ḇî·’ă·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
you intoאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the landהָאָ֜רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עniš·ba‘Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7650 swear
to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םlə·’aḇ·rā·hāmPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קlə·yiṣ·ḥāqPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac
and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
that He would giveלָ֣תֶתlā·ṯeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5414 give, put, set
youלָ֑ךְlāḵPreposition; second person masculine singular
greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תgə·ḏō·lōṯAdjective - feminine pluralH1419 great
and splendidוְטֹבֹ֖תwə·ṭō·ḇōṯConjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine pluralH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
citiesעָרִ֛ים‘ā·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
buildבָנִֽיתָ׃ḇā·nî·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH1129 build

Deuteronomy 6:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
with housesוּבָ֨תִּ֜יםū·ḇāt·tîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH1004 house
full ofמְלֵאִ֣יםmə·lê·’îmAdjective - masculine pluralH4392 full
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
goodטוּב֮ṭūḇNoun - masculine singularH2898 good things, goods, goodness
thing with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
fill themמִלֵּאתָ֒mil·lê·ṯāVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularH4390 be full, fill
with wellsוּבֹרֹ֤תū·ḇō·rōṯConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH953 pit, cistern, well
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
digחָצַ֔בְתָּḥā·ṣaḇ·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH2672 hew, hew out, cleave
and with vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםkə·rā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3754 vineyard
and olive grovesוְזֵיתִ֖יםwə·zê·ṯîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH2132 olive-tree, olive
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
plantנָטָ֑עְתָּnā·ṭā·‘ə·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5193 strike, fix, plant
and when you eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖wə·’ā·ḵal·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
and are satisfiedוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃wə·śā·ḇā·‘ə·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited

Deuteronomy 6:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhiš·šā·merVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
notפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
to forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtiš·kaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7911 forget
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
brought you outהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛hō·w·ṣî·’ă·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of slaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmNoun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant

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Deuteronomy 6:5 Mark 12:30 · Matthew 22:37 · Luke 10:27 · Deuteronomy 10:12 · Deuteronomy 30:6 · Deuteronomy 4:29 · 1 John 5:3 · Mark 12:33 · Deuteronomy 11:13 · John 14:20–21 · 2 Kings 23:25 · Matthew 10:37

Deuteronomy 6:6 Proverbs 7:3 · Colossians 3:16 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Deuteronomy 11:18 · Psalm 37:31 · 2 Corinthians 3:3 · Psalm 119:11 · Deuteronomy 32:46 · Luke 8:15 · Isaiah 51:7 · Proverbs 3:5 · Proverbs 3:1–3

Deuteronomy 6:7 Deuteronomy 11:19 · Ephesians 6:4 · Psalm 78:4–6 · 1 Peter 3:15 · Deuteronomy 4:9–10 · Deuteronomy 6:2 · Ephesians 4:29 · Genesis 18:19 · Proverbs 6:22 · Exodus 12:26–27 · Luke 6:45 · Psalm 40:9–10

Deuteronomy 6:8 Proverbs 6:21 · Deuteronomy 11:18 · Proverbs 3:3 · Exodus 13:9 · Proverbs 7:3 · Exodus 13:16 · Numbers 15:38–39 · Matthew 23:5 · Hebrews 2:1

Deuteronomy 6:9 Deuteronomy 11:20 · Isaiah 30:8 · Isaiah 57:8 · Habakkuk 2:2 · Exodus 12:7 · Job 19:23–25

Deuteronomy 6:10 Joshua 24:13 · Psalm 105:44 · Nehemiah 9:25 · Genesis 26:3 · Psalm 78:55 · Genesis 13:15–17 · Genesis 15:18 · Genesis 28:13

Deuteronomy 6:11 Deuteronomy 7:12–18 · Deuteronomy 8:10–20 · Ezekiel 16:10–20 · Jeremiah 2:31–32 · Deuteronomy 32:15 · Proverbs 30:8–9 · Judges 3:7 · Matthew 19:23–24

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