Deuteronomy 6:4-5
New Living Translation
4 “Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a] 5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
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- 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
New King James Version
4 (A)“Hear, O Israel: [a]The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 (B)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, (C)with all your soul, and with all your strength.
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- Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone, i.e., the only one
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Christian Standard Bible
4 “Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a](A) 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.(B)
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- 6:4 Or the Lord is our God; the Lord is one, or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone, or The Lord our God is one Lord
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
New International Version
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a](A) 5 Love(B) the Lord your God with all your heart(C) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(D)
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- 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
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
The Voice
The phrase “a land flowing with milk and honey” is certainly metaphorical. Moses doesn’t mean that the rivers and streams of the promised land literally flow with milk and honey rather than with water. But he does want the people to have such a picture in their minds. He wants them to know they will be leaving behind the nomadic, foraging existence they have known in the wilderness. They will settle in a new land where their cattle will be well fed and will be able to provide them with milk in abundance. They will have the freedom to pursue even more discretionary activities since date honey would seep out of the trees without needing cultivating. God’s promise isn’t just that they will possess the land but that they will find rest, abundance, and health in it.
Moses: 4 Listen, Israel! The Eternal is our True God—He alone. 5 You should love Him, your True God, with all your heart and soul, with every ounce of your strength.[a]
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