Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
Study Note
Study Note
The Shema ('Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one') is the central confession of Jewish faith, recited in daily prayer and at critical moments of life and death. The Hebrew 'echad' (one) can mean numerical oneness, uniqueness, or wholeness; interpretation of its precise force has theological implications for monotheism and, in Christian thought, Trinitarian doctrine. Jesus cited the Shema as the first and greatest commandment (Mark 12:29), and Paul elaborated it christologically (1 Corinthians 8:6). The verse encapsulates the exclusivity of Israel's covenant relationship: not the absence of other spiritual beings but the singular loyalty owed to Yahweh.
Other Translations
Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
`Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> one Jehovah;
Give ear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord:
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