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Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

Tefillin and mezuzah

Hebrew

בַּדֶּרֶךְ, וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ, וּבְקוּמֶךָ:
וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ, וְהָיוּ
לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ: וּכְתַבְתָּם
עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ, וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:

Chabad

baderech, uv'shoch'b'cho, uv'kumecho:
uk'shartom l'oys al yodecho, v'hoyu
l'toytofoys bein einecho: uch'savtom
al m'zuzoys beisecho, uvishorecho:

Rewards for keeping God's commandments

Hebrew

וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל
מִצְוֹתַי¹ אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי
מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם, לְאַהֲבָה
אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ,
בְּכָל | לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁכֶם:
וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר אַרְצְכֶם | בְּעִתּוֹ
יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ, וְאָסַפְתָּ דְגָנֶךָ
וְתִירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ: וְנָתַתִּי
עֵשֶׂב | בְּשָׂדְךָ לִבְהֶמְתֶּךָ,
וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ:

Chabad

v'hoyoh im shomoya tishm'u El
mitzvoysai asher onoychi
m'tzaveh eschem hayoym, l'ahavoh
es Adonoy Eloyheichem ul'-ov'doy,
b'chol l'vavchem uv'chol nafsh'chem:
v'nosati m'tar artz'chem b'itoy
yoyreh umalkoysh, v'osafto d'gonecho
v'siroysh'cho v'yitzhorecho: v'nosati
eisev b'sod'cho livhemtecho,
v'ochalto v'sovoto:

Punishments for idolatry

Hebrew

הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן יִפְתֶּה
לְבַבְכֶם, וְסַרְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם
אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים² וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם
לָהֶם: וְחָרָה | אַף יְהֹוָה בָּכֶם
וְעָצַר אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא יִהְיֶה
מָטָר וְהָאֲדָמָה לֹא תִתֵּן אֶת
יְבוּלָהּ, וַאֲבַדְתֶּם | מְהֵרָה
מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה
נֹתֵן לָכֶם:

Chabad

hishom'ru lochem pen yifteh
l'vavchem, v'sartem va-avadtem
Eloyhim acheirim v'hishtachavisem
lohem: v'choroh af Adonoy bochem
v'otzar es hashomayim v'loy yihyeh
motor v'ho-adomoh loy sitein es
y'vuloh, va-avadtem m'heiroh
mei-al ho-oretz hatoyvoh asher Adonoy
noysein lochem:

Tefillin

Hebrew

וְשַׂמְתֶּם | אֶת דְּבָרַי אֵלֶּה
עַל | לְבַבְכֶם וְעַל נַפְשְׁכֶם,
וּקְשַׁרְתֶּם | אֹתָם לְאוֹת עַל
יֶדְכֶם וְהָיוּ לְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין
עֵינֵיכֶם:

Chabad

v'samtem es d'vorai eileh
al l'vavchem v'al nafsh'chem,
uk'shartem oysom l'oys al
yedchem v'hoyu l'toytofoys bein
eineichem:

Learn and teach Torah

Hebrew

וְלִמַּדְתֶּם | אֹתָם |
אֶת בְּנֵיכֶם לְדַבֵּר בָּם, בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ
בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ
וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ:

Chabad

v'limadtem oysom
es b'neichem l'dabeir bom, b'shivt'cho
b'veisecho uv'lecht'cho baderech
uv'shoch'b'cho uv'kumecho:

Mezuzah

Hebrew

וּכְתַבְתָּם
עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ:

Chabad

uch'savtom
al m'zuzoys beisecho uvishorecho:

Hebrew

לְמַעַן יִרְבּוּ יְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם
עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהֹוָה
לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם, כִּימֵי
הַשָּׁמַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ:

Chabad

l'ma-an yirbu y'meichem vimei v'neichem
al ho-adomoh asher nishba Adonoy
la-avoyseichem loseis lohem, kimei
hashomayim al ho-oretz:

Commentary

1 The term "singular" (or "only") might seem a more appropriate description for God than "one," which might imply that there are others beside Him. The Sages explain that each Hebrew letter of the word "one," אחד, has a deeper meaning. The first letter, א, has the numerical value of one, corresponding to the One God. The second letter, ח, has the numerical value of eight, corresponding to the seven heavens and one earth. The third letter, ד, corresponds to the four directions—north, south, east, and west. Accordingly, the entire word אחד teaches us that God is united and one with the entire universe—the heavens and the earth, in all directions. Although His creations may appear to exist independent of Him; in reality, they are one and united with Him.

2 Literally, "And you will serve other gods." The term "gods" in this context alludes to any physical or worldly pursuits that are foreign and distract from one's Divine service. God warns us that if we allow these mundane pursuits to become an obsession or a form of worship, the holiness of the heavens will not "rain" down upon us.