New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 6:2-9

2soH4616that you and your sonH1121and your grandsonH1121mightfearתִּירָ֜אti.Ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to keepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605His statutesחֻקֹּתָ֣יוchu.ko.TavH2708and His commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָיו֮u.mitz.vo.TavH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוֶּךָ֒me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425,and that your daysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִכֻ֥ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748.

3O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,you should listenוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085andbe carefulוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it, thatit may be wellיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190with you and that you may multiplyתִּרְבּ֖וּןtir.BunH7235greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has promisedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696you, ina landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פu.de.VashH1706.

4“Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478!The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, theLordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068is oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259!

5You shall loveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.taH157the 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 mightמְאֹדֶֽךָ׃me.'o.De.khaH3966.

6Theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,shall be on your heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.

7You shall teachH8150them diligentlyH8150to your sonsלְבָנֶ֔יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121and shall talkוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ve.di.bar.TaH1696of them when you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004and when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣u.ve.lekh.te.KhaH1980by the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870and when you lieH7901downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901and when you riseוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965up.

8You shall bindוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.TamH7194them as a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226on your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027and they shall be asfrontalsלְטֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903on your foreheadבֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃bein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869.

9You shall writeוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789them on the doorpostsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of your houseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סu.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

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