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Deuteronomy 6:4-15

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.

9Write themוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789onעַל־'al-H5921the doorpostsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of your housesבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סu.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

10וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961And whenכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringsיְבִיאֲךָ֣׀ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,that He would giveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414you—a land withgreatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and splendidוְטֹבֹ֖תve.to.VotH2896citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808buildבָנִֽיתָ׃va.Ni.taH1129,

11with housesוּבָ֨תִּ֜יםu.Va.TimH1004full ofמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392everyכָּל־kol-H3605goodטוּב֮tuvH2898thing with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808fill themמִלֵּאתָ֒mi.le.TaH4390,with wellsוּבֹרֹ֤ת חֲצוּבִים֙u.vo.Rot cha.tzu.VimH953 H2672thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808digחָצַ֔בְתָּcha.Tzav.taH2672,and with vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and olive grovesוְזֵיתִ֖יםve.zei.TimH2132thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808plantנָטָ֑עְתָּna.Ta.'e.taH5193—and when you eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and are satisfiedוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,

12be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104notפֶּן־pen-H6435to forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834brought you outהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

13אֶת־'et-H853Fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372וְאֹת֣וֹve.'o.ToH853the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,serve Himתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647only,and take your oathsתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650in His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

14Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808followתֵֽלְכ֔וּן אַחֲרֵ֖יte.le.Khun 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵי֙me.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834around youסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃se.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439.

15Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who is among youבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130,is a jealousקַנָּ֛אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will be kindledיֶ֠חֱרֶהYe.che.rehH2734against you,and He will wipe youוְהִשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ve.hish.Mi.de.khaH8045offמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

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