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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart <i>and</i> mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul, and strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have loved your God YHWH with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And love thou Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Love LORD JEHOVAH your God from all your heart and from all your soul and from all your possessions.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy mind, and with all thy soul, and all thy strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1984" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">The Greatest Commandment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: wə·’ā·haḇ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">And you shall love</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">your soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ō·ḏe·ḵā (Adv:: 2ms) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">your strength.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a></span><br />Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-30.htm">Mark 12:30</a></span><br />Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-27.htm">Luke 10:27</a></span><br />He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a></span><br />Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-5.htm">Joshua 22:5</a></span><br />But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">2 Kings 23:25</a></span><br />Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Nehemiah 1:5</a></span><br />Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Psalm 31:23</a></span><br />Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Psalm 119:2</a></span><br />Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-10.htm">Psalm 119:10</a></span><br />With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-34.htm">Psalm 119:34</a></span><br />Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-69.htm">Psalm 119:69</a></span><br />Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Psalm 119:145</a></span><br />I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6</a></span><br />And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a></b></br> And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></b></br> And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.</p><p class="hdg">God with all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29</a></b></br> But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find <i>him</i>, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">2 Kings 23:25</a></b></br> And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there <i>any</i> like him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a></b></br> He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-29.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Love</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Strength</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Love</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Strength</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">The end of the law is obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">An exhortation thereto</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">What they are to teach their children</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of "LORD" refers to Yahweh, the covenant name of God, emphasizing a personal relationship. The command to love God is not merely emotional but involves a commitment to obedience and loyalty. This love is a response to God's love and faithfulness, as seen in His deliverance of Israel from Egypt. The call to love God is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus identifies it as the greatest commandment (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-38</a>).<p><b>with all your heart</b><br>In ancient Hebrew thought, the heart is the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. Loving God with all one's heart implies a total devotion that influences thoughts, decisions, and feelings. This comprehensive love contrasts with the divided loyalties often seen in Israel's history, where idolatry and syncretism were prevalent. The heart's devotion is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>, which emphasizes guarding the heart as the wellspring of life.<p><b>and with all your soul</b><br>The soul represents the life force or essence of a person. Loving God with all one's soul suggests a dedication that encompasses one's entire life and being. This phrase underscores the depth of commitment required, extending beyond mere ritualistic observance to a profound, life-encompassing devotion. The soul's involvement in loving God is seen in the Psalms, where the psalmist often expresses a deep yearning for God (<a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a>).<p><b>and with all your strength</b><br>Strength here refers to one's resources, abilities, and efforts. Loving God with all one's strength involves using one's physical capabilities and material resources in service to God. This comprehensive love calls for action and sacrifice, reflecting a life fully dedicated to God's purposes. The concept of strength in devotion is mirrored in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to offer their bodies as living sacrifices (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). This phrase also anticipates the holistic nature of Christian discipleship, where every aspect of life is brought under the lordship of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who delivered God's laws and commandments, including the Shema, to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom the commandments were given as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where Moses received the Ten Commandments and other laws from God, forming the basis of the covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shema.htm">Shema</a></b><br>A central declaration of the Jewish faith, beginning with <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, emphasizing the oneness of God and the call to love Him fully.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/w/wholehearted_devotion.htm">Wholehearted Devotion</a></b><br>Loving God with all your heart, soul, and strength means a complete and undivided commitment to Him. This involves prioritizing God in every aspect of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_love.htm">Holistic Love</a></b><br>The command encompasses emotional (heart), spiritual (soul), and physical (strength) dimensions, calling for a comprehensive love that affects every part of our being.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>This command is rooted in the covenant relationship between God and His people, reminding us of our identity and responsibilities as His followers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_practice.htm">Daily Practice</a></b><br>Loving God is not a one-time event but a daily practice that involves intentional actions, decisions, and attitudes that reflect our devotion to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/foundation_for_obedience.htm">Foundation for Obedience</a></b><br>This commandment serves as the foundation for all other commandments, guiding our actions and interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_loving_god_lead_to_damnation.htm">Can loving God result in eternal damnation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._6_5_negate_free_will.htm">If Deuteronomy 6:5 commands total love for God, doesn’t this undermine genuine free will by requiring absolute devotion? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_align_my_heart_to_revere_you.htm">How can I align my heart to revere You?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_nurture_and_guide_children.htm">How should we nurture and guide our children?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">With all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.</span>--The word "heart" has been taken both as "thought" and "affection." Hence, perhaps, the <span class= "ital">four </span>terms, "<span class= "ital">heart, mind, soul, </span>and <span class= "ital">strength," </span>which we find in St. <a href="/mark/12-30.htm" title="And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.">Mark 12:30</a>. Bashi says upon the expression "all thy heart"--"with both natures" (the good and evil nature). "With all thy soul" he expounds thus: "Even though He take it (thy life) from thee." And "with all thy might" he paraphrases in a truly practical and characteristic fashion, "<span class= "ital">With all thy money, </span>for you sometimes find a man whose money is dearer to him than his life (or body)." Or, as an alternative, "in every condition which He allots to thee, whether prosperity or chastisement. And so He says in David, 'I will <span class= "ital">take the cup of salvation </span>(deliverances), and <span class= "ital">I will call on the name of the Lord' </span>(<a href="/psalms/116-13.htm" title="I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the LORD.">Psalm 116:13</a>); and again. '<span class= "ital">I</span> <span class= "ital">shall find trouble and heaviness, </span>and <span class= "ital">I will call on the name of the Lord'"</span> (<a href="/context/deuteronomy/6-3.htm" title="Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you, in the land that flows with milk and honey.">Deuteronomy 6:3-4</a>.) It is an interesting illustration of the passage, though the <span class= "ital">verbal </span>connection on which it is based will not hold.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - To the one indivisible Jehovah undivided devotion and love are due. Hence the injunction, <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.</span> The "heart" is the inner nature of the man, including his intellectual, emotional, and cognitive futurities; the "soul" is the personality, the entire self-consciousness; and the" might" is the sum of the energies, bodily and mental. Not by profession merely is Jehovah to be loved; the whole man, body, soul, and spirit, is to be yielded to him in holy and devout affection (cf. <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>; <a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a>; <a href="/luke/10-27.htm">Luke 10:27</a>; <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). The last letter Of the first word, and the last letter of the last word in this verse are larger than the ordinary size (<span class="accented">majuscula</span>), and as these two form the word for witness (<span class="hebrew">עד</span>), the Jews say that they are written thus "that every one may know, when he professes the unity of God, that his heart ought to be intent and devoid of every other thought, because God is a <span class="accented">witness</span>, and knoweth everything" (R. Bechai, fol. 195, quoted by Michaelis, 'Bib. Heb,' in loc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And you shall love</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·haḇ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and with all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשְׁךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and with all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your strength.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ō·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 6:5 And you shall love Yahweh your God (Deut. 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