Hear,וְשָׁמַעְתָּIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand be carefulוְשָׁמַרְתָּto do it,לַעֲשׂוֹתso thatאֲשֶׁרit may go wellיִיטַבwith youלְךָand so thatוַאֲשֶׁרyou may multiplyתִּרְבּוּןgreatly,מְאֹדasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof your fathers,אֲבֹתֶיךָhas spokenדִּבֶּרto you,לָךְin a landאֶרֶץflowingזָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey.וּדְבָשׁ
Deuteronomy 6:3
Study it in the app“Hear, Israel, and be careful to do it, so that it may go well with you and so that you may multiply greatly, as YHWH, the Elohim of your fathers, has spoken to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 6:3, word by word
- Hearשָׁמַעְתָּshamata
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shamata” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and be carefulשָׁמַרְתָּshamarta
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “shamarta” appears- to do itעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- it may go wellיִיטַבyitav
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “yitav” appears- you may multiplyתִּרְבּוּtirbu
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “tirbu” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of your fathersאֲבֹתֶיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears- has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
promise
To promise, say what will be done.
Where else “diber” appears- in a landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- flowingזָבַתzavat
flow
For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.
Where else “zavat” appears- with milkחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears- and honeyדְבָשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears
The context
2so that you may fear YHWH your Elohim, keeping all his statutes and his commandments that I am commanding you, you, your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life, and so that your days may be long.
3 · This verse (above)
4Hear, Israel: YHWH our Elohim, YHWH is one.