Deuteronomy 6:4 (DBY)

Passage

Hear, Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah;

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:2 that thou mayest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 6:3 And thou shalt hear, Israel, and take heed to do [them]; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase greatly, as Jehovah the God of thy fathers hath said unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah;

Deuteronomy 6:5 and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength.

Deuteronomy 6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hear", "israel", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hear" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And thou shalt hear Israel and take..." into verse 5's "and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God...", so "hear" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hear" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.