Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 6:1-3

The Shema and the Whole-Life Response to the Incomparable God

From the purpose frame (vv. 1-3) through the Shema and its whole-life demands (vv. 4-9), the prosperity warning (vv. 10-15), the Massah warning (vv. 16-19), and the catechetical instruction (vv. 20-25) — the chapter moves from the covenant's concentrated heart outward into every dimension of life: the inner person, the home, the street, the gate, the field, and the next generation.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,

2 so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.

3 Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Matthew 22:34 BSB references Mark 12:28 BSB references Deuteronomy 4:1 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:1 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 12:1 Classic cross-references Isaiah 2:3 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:45 Classic cross-references

Original words

These are וְזֹ֣את H2063 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular the commandments הַמִּצְוָ֗ה H4687 Article | Noun - feminine singular and statutes הַֽחֻקִּים֙ H2706 Article | Noun - masculine plural and ordinances וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים H4941 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural has instructed me צִוָּ֛ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular to teach you לְלַמֵּ֣ד H3925 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct - אֶתְכֶ֑ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural to follow לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct in the land בָּאָ֔רֶץ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative you אַתֶּ֛ם H859 Pronoun - second person masculine plural are about to enter עֹבְרִ֥ים H5674 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural . . . שָׁ֖מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular and possess לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ H3423 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Classic cross-references Psalms 91:16 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 6:7 Classic cross-references Proverbs 9:11 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:40 Classic cross-references

Original words

so that you לְמַ֨עַן H4616 Conjunction and your children וּבִנְךָ֣ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular and grandchildren וּבֶן־ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . בִּנְךָ֔ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular may fear תִּירָ֜א H3372 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular all כֹּ֖ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the days יְמֵ֣י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct of your lives חַיֶּ֑יךָ H2416 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular by keeping לִ֠שְׁמֹר H8104 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct His statutes חֻקֹּתָ֣יו H2708 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular and commandments וּמִצְוֺתָיו֮ H4687 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אָנֹכִ֣י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular give מְצַוֶּךָ֒ H6680 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular you אַתָּה֙ H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular and so that וּלְמַ֖עַן H4616 Conjunction your days יָמֶֽיךָ׃ H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular may be prolonged יַאֲרִכֻ֥ן H748 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun

Verse 3

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:40 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:23 Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:3 Classic cross-references Genesis 22:17 Classic cross-references Exodus 3:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Hear וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular O Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and be careful וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular to observe them לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct so that אֲשֶׁר֙ H834 Pronoun - relative you may prosper יִיטַ֣ב H3190 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - לְךָ֔ Preposition | second person masculine singular - וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative and multiply תִּרְבּ֖וּן H7235 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun greatly מְאֹ֑ד H3966 Adverb in a land אֶ֛רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular flowing זָבַ֥ת H2100 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct with milk חָלָ֖ב H2461 Noun - masculine singular and honey וּדְבָֽשׁ׃פ H1706 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular just as כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֤י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of your fathers אֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular has promised דִּבֶּ֨ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular you לָ֔ךְ Preposition | second person masculine singular

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