That thou mightest [a]fear the Lord thy God, and keep all his ordinances, and his commandments which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son all the days of thy life, even that thy days may be prolonged:

Hear therefore, O Israel, and take heed to do it, that it may go well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily [b]in the land that floweth with milk and honey, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is Lord only,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:2 A reverent face and love of God is the first beginning to keep God’s commandments.
  2. Deuteronomy 6:3 Which hath abundance of all things appertaining to man’s life.

so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D) Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey(E) so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly(F) in a land flowing with milk and honey,(G) just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised(H) you.

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone