Verse
Deuteronomy 6:4 — Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:”
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The verses around Deuteronomy 6:4.
2That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
3Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Verse explanation
This is the Shema, the most repeated statement of the Jewish faith: it affirms that there is one LORD, not several regional gods as the neighboring peoples believed, and it calls for total love — heart, soul, and strength — as the response to that oneness.
From the Deuteronomy 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Deuteronomy 6:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Ouve, Israel, o Senhor nosso Deus é o unico Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Ouve, Israel: o SENHOR nosso Deus, o SENHOR um é:
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Escucha, pueblo de Israel, el Señor nuestro Dios, el Señor es el único.
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In other languages: Português (Deuteronômio 6:4) · Español (Deuteronomio 6:4)
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