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Deuteronomy 6:1-8

1Now these arethe commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687,the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680to teachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925you, that ye might doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213themin the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither ye goעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it:

2That thou mightest fearתִּירָ֜אti.Ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to keepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104all his statutesחֻקֹּתָ֣יוchu.ko.TavH2708and his commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָיו֮u.mitz.vo.TavH4687,which I commandמְצַוֶּךָ֒me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, thou, and thy sonוּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.KhaH1121,and thy son’sוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121sonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121,all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416;and that thy daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִכֻ֥ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748.

3Hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085therefore, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and observeוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it;that it may be wellיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190with thee, and that ye may increaseתִּרְבּ֖וּןtir.BunH7235mightilyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,as the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1hath promisedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696thee, in the landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776that flowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פu.de.VashH1706.

4Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068:

5And thou shalt loveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.taH157the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with all thine heartלְבָבְךָ֥le.va.ve.KhaH3824,and with all thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,and with all thy mightמְאֹדֶֽךָ׃me.'o.De.khaH3966.

6And these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,shall be in thine heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:

7And thou shalt teach them diligentlyוְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣םve.shi.nan.TamH8150unto thy childrenלְבָנֶ֔יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and shalt talkוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ve.di.bar.TaH1696of them when thou sittestבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004,and when thou walkestH3212by the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,and when thou liest downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901,and when thou risest upוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965.

8And thou shalt bindוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.TamH7194them for a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226upon thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027,and they shall be as frontletsלְטֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903between thine eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

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