Shema Israel

THE SHEMA
If you are praying without a minyan, begin with the following three words:
.
EL
G-d
Me-lech ne-e-man.
king trustworthy, steadfast, faithful, reliable
Recite aloud, with your right hand covering your eyes.
. , ,
She -ma Yis-ra-el,
Hear
Adonai E-lo-hei-nu ,
Adonai
E-chad.
Israel Adonai G-d our Adonai (is) One . Hear and listen, Israel, Adonai is our G-d, Adonai is One.
Recite very quietly:
.
Ba-ruch shem ke -vod Mal-chu-to
blessed (is) name of glorious Kingship His
le -o-lam
va-ed.
to eternity/universe and forever.
Blessed is the name of His glorious Kingship to eternity and throughout the universe forever.
Continue in a soft voice::
, ,
Ve-a-hav-ta et Adonai E-lo-hei-cha ,
Adonai G-d your
be -chol
with all
le -vav-cha ,
heart your
and you will love (d.o.)
Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416
,
u-ve -chol
and with all
,
ve-ha-yu
and will be your
naf-she -cha,
soul your
u-ve -chol
and with all
me-o-de-cha ,
strength
, ,
ha-de-va-rim ha-e-leh,
the words (the) these ,
a-sher which
A-no-chi me -tza-ve -cha

I command you
ha-yom,
today
, .
al
upon
le -va-ve-cha.
heart your
Ve -shi-nan-tam
and you will teach diligently them
le -va-ne-cha ,
to children your
ve -di-bar-ta
and you will speak them
,
in house your and in walking your
bam , be -shiv-te-cha be -vei-te-cha uv-lech-te -cha

in sitting your
va-de-rech, uv-shoch-be -cha

in the way and in lying down your
.
uv-ku-me-cha.
and in rising your.
U-ke -shar-tam
and you will bind them
le -ot al ya-de-cha ,
hand your
,
le-to-ta-fot
for frontlets
ve-ha-yu
and they will be
for a sign upon

bein
between
ei-nei-cha .
eyes your
U-che -tav-tam
and write them
al
upon
.
me -zu-zot
doorposts of
bei-te-cha
house your
u-vi-she -a-rei-cha .
and on gates your
,
Ve-ha-yah,
and it will be ,
,
el
to
im
if
sha-mo-a
listen*
tish-me -u
you will listen*
mitz-vo-tai,
commandments My
*listen repeated for emphasis, the absolute infinitive before the verb, see Note 25.
,
a-sher which
A-no-chi me-tza-veh
I command
et-chem
(d.o.) you (pl.)
ha-yom,
today
,
le -a-ha-vah
to love

u-le -av-do,
and to serve/worship Him your
et
(d.o.)
Adonai
Adonai
E-lo-hei-chem
G-d
:
be-chol
with all

your (plural)
le -vav-chem
heart your
u-ve -chol
and with all
naf-she -chem :
soul
,
ve -na-ta-ti
then I will give
me -tar
rain of
ar-tze -chem
land your
be -i-to,
in season its (m.)
,
yo-reh
early rain*
u-mal-kosh,
and late rain*
ve-a-saf-ta
and you will harvest
d e-ga-ne-cha
grain/corn your
*roots: y-r-h = to throw; l-k-sh = to be late
.
ve -ti-ro-she-cha
and new wine your
ve -yitz-ha-re-cha**.
and new oil your .
Ve -na-ta-ti
and I will give
e-sev
grass
**t-r-sh is the root for new wine, comes from ho-rish to drive out, i.e. the juice just driven out of the grapes; tz-h-r is the root for new oil, comes from tz-h-r to be bright, be clear
be-sa-de -cha
in field your
li-ve-hem-te-cha ,
for cattle/animals your
ve-a-chal-ta
and you will eat
,
ve -sa-va-e-ta. Hi-sham-ru
and you will be satisfied. guard yourselves
.
pen
in order not to, lest
la-chem,
for yourselves
,
yif-teh le-vav-chem, ve -sar-tem va-a-va-de -tem
will find beautiful heart your, and you will turn aside and you will serve,worship
.
e-lo-him a-che-rim. gods other
Ve -hish-ta-cha -vi-tem
and you will bow down yourselves
la-hem.
to them.
,
Ve-cha-rah
and will burn
af
anger of
Adonai
Adonai
ba-chem,
with you,
ve -a-tzar
and will stop
,
et ha-sha-ma-yim, ve -lo
and not (d.o.) the heavens , will be
,
rain and the earth
yi-he -yeh ma-tar, ve-ha-a-da-mah
,
lo
not
ti-ten
et
ye-vu-lah,
ve -a-va-de -tem
and you will be lost
me -he-rah
quickly
will give (d.o.) produce* its (f.)
*y-v-l = to bear, to carry; sense of that which is carried in from the fields
.
me-al ha-a-retz ha-to-vah a-sher Adonai no-ten la-chem.
the good which Adonai gives to you from upon the land
,
Ve-sam-tem et de -va-rai e-leh ,
words My these
al
upon
l e-vav-chem
heart your (plural)
and you will place (d.o.)

ve -al
and upon
,
le-ot
for a sign
naf-she -chem,
soul your
u-k e-shar-tem
and you will bind
o-tam
them
.
al yed-chem, ve-ha-yu
and they will be
,
bein
between
le-to-ta-fot
for frontlets
ei-nei-chem.
eyes your
upon hand your
, ,
Ve-li-ma-d e-tem o-tam
and you will teach them
et
b e-nei-chem,
le-da-ber
to speak
bam,
of them
(d.o.) children your
,
be-shiv-te -cha b e-vei-te-cha ,
in sitting your in house your
,
va-de-rech,
in the way
uv-lech-te -cha
and in walking your
.
uv-shoch-be -cha
and in lying down your
uv-ku-me-cha .
and in rising up your
,
U-che -tav-tam
and you will write them

bei-te-cha ,
house your
al
upon
me-zu-zot
doorposts of
u-vi-she -a-rei-cha.
and upon gates your .
.
yir-bu
will increase
Le -ma-an
In order that
ye -mei-chem
days your
,
vi-ymei
and days of
ve-nei-chem,
children your
al
upon
ha-a-da-mah a-sher
the earth which
nish-ba
has sworn

Adonai
Adonai
la-a-vo-tei-chem
to fathers your
la-tet
to give
la-hem
to them
.
ki-ymei ha-sha-ma-yim al
upon
ha-a-retz.
the earth
as days of the heavens (as the days of heavens)
,
Va-yo-mer
and spoke
Adonai el
Adonai to
Mo-sheh le-mor,
Moses to say
da-ber
speak (imp.)
el
to
,
be-nei Yis-ra-el , ve-a-su
sons of Israel and they will make
,
tzi-tzit ,
fringe
la-hem
for them(selves)
,
al kan-fei vig-dei-hem
clothes their
le -do-ro-tam,
for generations their
ve -na-te -nu
and they will give
on corners of
.
al
upon
tzi-tzit
fringe of
ha-ka-naf
the corner
pe -til
a thread of
te -che-let .
blue violet or turquoise (?)
(?) - the dye of the techelet is historically known to be from a sea mollusk, but recently thought to be scientifically rediscovered; if correct, it is more of a turquoise.
,
Ve-ha-yah
and it will be

o-to,
it (m.)(d.o.)
la-chem le-tzi-tzit
to you for a fringe
u-re -i-tem
as you will see
,
u-ze -char-tem et kol
all
mitz-vot
commandments of
Adonai ,
Adonai
and you will remember (d.o.)

va-a-si-tem o-tam, ve-lo
and you will do them and not
,
ta-tu-ru
you will explore
a-cha-rei
after
le -vav-chem
heart your
,
ve -a-cha-rei
and after
ei-nei-chem,
eyes your
a-sher which
a-tem
you(pl.)
zo-nim*
go to false gods
z-n-h: root for zo-nim, which means to commit fornication, to be a harlot.
a-cha-rei-hem.
after them
.
va-a-si-tem
and you will do
Le -ma-an
in order that
tiz-ke -ru
you will remember
. ,
et kol mitz-vo-tai, vi-he-yi-tem ke -do-shim
and you will be holy
le-lo-hei-chem.
to G-d your
(d.o.) all commandments My,
,
A-ni Adonai E-lo-hei-chem, a-sher
G-d your Who
ho-tze-ti
brought out
et-chem
you (pl., d.o.)
I (am) Adonai
,
me-e-retz
from land of
mitz-ra-yim
Egypt
li-he-yot
to be
la-chem
to you
le-lo-him ,
for G-d
. . .
A-ni Adonai E-lo-hei-chem.
G-d your. I (am) Adonai
.
E-met. . .
truth . . .

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THE SHEMA

Recite aloud, with your right hand covering your eyes.

Recite very quietly:

to eternity/universe and forever.

Continue in a soft voice::

and you will love (d.o.)

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

A-no-chi me -tza-ve -cha

bam , be -shiv-te-cha be -vei-te-cha uv-lech-te -cha

va-de-rech, uv-shoch-be -cha

for a sign upon

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

*roots: y-r-h = to throw; l-k-sh = to be late

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

yi-he -yeh ma-tar, ve-ha-a-da-mah

will give (d.o.) produce* its (f.)

and you will place (d.o.)

upon hand your

(d.o.) children your

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

as days of the heavens (as the days of heavens)

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

and you will remember (d.o.)

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

z-n-h: root for zo-nim, which means to commit fornication, to be a harlot.

(d.o.) all commandments My,

Rabbinical Council of America Edition of the Artscroll Siddur, pp.414,416

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