³ Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey^(A) so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly^(B) in a land flowing with milk and honey,^(C) just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised^(D) you.

⁴ Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.^{[a](E) 5} Love^(F) the Lord your God with all your heart^(G) and with all your soul and with all your strength.^{(H) 6} These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.^{(I) 7} Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.^{(J) 8} Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.^{(K) 9} Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.^(L)