Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 6:1-8

1These areוְזֹ֣אתve.ZotH2063the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687and statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706and ordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has instructed meצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680to teach youלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853to followלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859are about to enterעֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּה'oe.Rim Sha.mahH5674 H8033and possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423,

2so that youלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616and your childrenH1121and grandchildrenH1121may fearתִּירָ֜אti.Ra'H3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your livesחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416by keepingלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכֹּ֖לkolH3605His statutesחֻקֹּתָ֣יוchu.ko.TavH2708and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָיו֮u.mitz.vo.TavH4687thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595giveמְצַוֶּךָ֒me.tza.ve.KhaH6680youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859,and so thatוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִכֻ֥ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748.

3Hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and be carefulוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104to observe themלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,so thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834you may prosperיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834and multiplyתִּרְבּ֖וּןtir.BunH7235greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966in a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פu.de.VashH1706,just asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has promisedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696you.

4Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,the LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068is Oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

5And you shall loveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.taH157אֵ֖ת'etH853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֥le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your strengthמְאֹדֶֽךָ׃me.'o.De.khaH3966.

6Theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595am commanding youמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117are to beוְהָי֞וּve.ha.YuH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921your heartsלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.

7And you shall teach them diligentlyוְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣םve.shi.nan.TamH8150to your childrenלְבָנֶ֔יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ve.di.bar.TaH1696of themwhen you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004and when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣u.ve.lekh.te.KhaH1980along the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,when you lie downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901and when you get upוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965.

8Tie themוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.TamH7194as remindersלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226onעַל־'al-H5921your handsיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027and bind themוְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖תve.ha.Yu le.to.ta.FotH1961 H2903on your foreheadsבֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃bein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869.

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