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Deuteronomy 6: 4–9
דברים פרק ו פסוקים ד-ט
Masoretic Hebrew to
word-by-word English translation,
with audio, romanization,
and English translation
| יְהוָה |
יִשְׂרָאֵל
|
שְׁמַע |
ד
|
| Hashem |
Israel |
listen |
4
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אֶחָד
|
יְהוָה
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אֱלֹהֵינוּ
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is one
|
Hashem
|
our God
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| audio |
listen |
Hebrew
consonants |
שמע ישראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד׃ |
| romanization |
Sh’ma Yis’ra’eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad. |
| English |
Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. |
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יְהוָה
|
אֵת |
אָהַבְתָּ
|
וְ |
ה |
|
Hashem
|
love
|
and
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5 |
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בָבְךָ
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לְ
|
כָל
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בְּ |
אֱלֹהֶיךָ
|
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your heart
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all
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with
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your God
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מְאֹדֶךָ
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כָל
|
בְ
|
וּ |
נַפְשְׁךָ
|
כָל
|
בְ
|
וּ
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your
might
|
all
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w
i
t
h
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and
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your spirit
|
all
|
w
i
t
h
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and
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| audio |
listen |
Hebrew
consonants |
ואהבת את יהוה אלהיך בכל־לבבך ובכל־נפשך ובכל־מאדך׃ |
| romanization |
V’ahav’ta eit Adonai Elohekha b’khol l’vav’kha uv’khol naf’sh’kha uv’khol m’odekha. |
| English |
And love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. |
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אֵלֶּה
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הָ
|
דְּבָרִים
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הַ
|
הָיוּ
|
וְ
|
ו
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| these |
the |
words |
the |
be |
and |
6
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בָבֶךָ
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לְ
|
עַל
|
יּוֹם
|
הַ
|
מְצַוְּךָ
|
אָנֹכִי
|
אֲשֶׁר
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your
heart |
upon |
day |
t
h
i
s |
command
you |
I |
which |
| audio |
listen |
Hebrew
consonants |
והיו הדברים האלה אשר אנכי מצוך היום על־לבבך׃ |
| romanization |
V’hayu had’varim ha’eileh asher anokhi m’tzav’kha hayom al l’vavekha. |
| English |
And these commandments which I give you today will be on your hearts. |
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בָנֶיךָ
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לְ
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שִׁנַּנְתָּם
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וְ
|
ז
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your
children |
in |
impress
them |
and |
7
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בֵיתֶךָ
|
בְּ
|
שִׁבְתְּךָ
|
בְּ
|
בָּם
|
דִבַּרְתָּ
|
וְ
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your
dwelling |
in |
your
sitting |
in |
of
them
|
speak |
and |
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קוּמֶךָ
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בְ
|
וּ
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שָׁכְבְּךָ
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בְ
|
וּ
|
דֶּרֶךְ
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בַ
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לֶכְתְּךָ
|
בְ
|
וּ
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you get
up |
w
h
e
n |
and |
you lie
down |
w
h
e
n |
and |
the
road |
d
o
w
n |
you walk |
w
h
e
n |
and |
| audio |
listen |
Hebrew
consonants |
ושננתם לבניך ודברת בם בשבתך בביתך ובלכתך בדרך ובשכבך ובקומך׃ |
| romanization |
V’shinan’tam l’vanekha v’dibar’ta bam b’shiv’t’kha b’veitekha uv’lekh’t’kha vaderekh uv’shakh’b’kha uv’kumekha. |
| English |
And impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. |
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יָדֶךָ
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עַל
|
אוֹת
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לְ
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קְשַׁרְתָּם
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וּ
|
ח
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your
hand |
on |
a
sign |
as |
tie them |
and |
8
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עֵינֶיךָ
|
בֵּין
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טֹטָפֹת
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לְ
|
הָיוּ
|
וְ
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your
eyes |
between |
your
forehead* |
on |
make
them
present |
and |
| audio |
listen |
Hebrew
consonants |
וקשרתם לאות על־ידך והיו לטטפת בין עיניך׃ |
| romanization |
Uk’shar’tam l’ot al yadekha v’hayu l’totafot bein einekha. |
| English |
And tie them as signs on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. |
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שְׁעָרֶיךָ
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בִ
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וּ
|
בֵּיתֶךָ
|
מְזֻזוֹת
|
עַל
|
כְתַבְתָּם
|
וּ
|
ט
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your
gates |
on |
and |
your
houses |
the
doorposts*
of |
on |
write them |
and |
9
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| audio |
listen |
Hebrew
consonants |
וכתבתם על־מזוזת ביתך ובשעריך׃ |
| romanization |
Ukh’tav’tam al m’zuzot beitekha uvish’arekha. |
| English |
And write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates. |
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"Hashem" means "the name." Many Hebrew speakers use "Hashem" or "Adonai" instead of "יהוה" to show their respect to God by not taking his name lightly and only using the proper name in prayers.
