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Deuteronomy 6:4

NETBible	Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!¹
NIV © biblegateway Deu 6:4	Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
NASB © biblegateway Deu 6:4	"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!
NLT © biblegateway Deu 6:4	"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone.
MSG © biblegateway Deu 6:4	Attention, Israel! GOD, our God! GOD the one and only!
BBE © SABDAweb Deu 6:4	Give ear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord:
NRSV © bibleoremus Deu 6:4	Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone.
NKJV © biblegateway Deu 6:4	"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!
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KJV	Hear <08085> (8798)_, O Israel <03478>_: The LORD <03068> our God <0430> [is] one <0259> LORD <03068>_:
NASB © biblegateway Deu 6:4	"Hear <08085> , O Israel <03478> ! The LORD <03068> is our God <0430> , the LORD <03068> is one <0259> !
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ tauta <3778> D-NPN ta <3588> T-NPN dikaiwmata <1345> N-NPN kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-NPN krimata <2917> N-NPN osa <3745> A-APN eneteilato <1781> V-AMI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM toiv <3588> T-DPM uioiv <5207> N-DPM israhl <2474> N-PRI en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF erhmw <2048> N-DSF exelyontwn <1831> V-AAPGP autwn <846> D-GPM ek <1537> PREP ghv <1065> N-GSF aiguptou <125> N-GSF akoue <191> V-PAD-2S israhl <2474> N-PRI kuriov <2962> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM hmwn <1473> P-GP kuriov <2962> N-NSM eiv <1519> A-NSM estin <1510> V-PAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	Listen <08085> , Israel <03478> : The Lord <03068> is our God <0430> , the Lord <03068> is one <0259> !
HEBREW	dxa <0259> hwhy <03068> wnyhla <0430> hwhy <03068> larvy <03478> ems (6:4) <08085>

NETBible

Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!¹

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the Lord, our God, the Lord, one.” (1) One option is to translate: “The Lord is our God, the Lord alone” (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT). This would be an affirmation that the Lord was the sole object of their devotion. This interpretation finds support from the appeals to loyalty that follow (vv. 5, 14). (2) Another option is to translate: “The Lord is our God, the Lord is unique.” In this case the text would be affirming the people’s allegiance to the Lord, as well as the Lord’s superiority to all other gods. It would also imply that he is the only one worthy of their worship. Support for this view comes from parallel texts such as Deut 7:9 and 10:17, as well as the use of “one” in Song 6:8-9, where the starstruck lover declares that his beloved is unique (literally, “one,” that is, “one of a kind”) when compared to all other women.

¹sn Verses 4-5 constitute the so-called Shema (after the first word שְׁמַע, shÿma’, “hear”), widely regarded as the very heart of Jewish confession and faith. When Jesus was asked what was the greatest commandment of all, he quoted this text (Matt 22:37-38).