Berean Standard Bible
4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
The Pioneer Translation RenderingRendered from the original Hebrew
Deuteronomy 6:4
The Shema Israel
Hear, Israel: Jehovah is our God, Jehovah is one.
YHWH is rendered as Jehovah throughout, as the Pioneer Translation consistently treats the divine name. The Hebrew *echad* means "one" in the sense of a unified singularity or numerical oneness — it is the foundational declaration of monotheism in the Hebrew scriptures, and is translated plainly as "one" without theological softening. This verse, the Shema, establishes the singular identity of Jehovah as Israel's God and forms the theological anchor of the Pioneer Translation.
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King James Version
4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
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T4T was designed as a tool for Bible translators, not as a devotional text. It makes implicit meaning explicit and flags figurative language with abbreviations. Gold [brackets] indicate translation notes. ◄Triangles► mark alternative renderings.Read more about how to read T4T →4“You Israeli people, listen! Only Yahweh is our God.
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King James Version
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Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
Berean Standard Bible
King James Version
Translation for Translators
T4T was designed as a tool for Bible translators, not as a devotional text. It makes implicit meaning explicit and flags figurative language with abbreviations. Gold [brackets] indicate translation notes. ◄Triangles► mark alternative renderings.Read more about how to read T4T →4
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
“You Israeli people, listen! Only Yahweh is our God.
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'l s="H8085"'שְׁמַ֖'seg type="x-large"'ע'seg''/l' יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H410 (אֵל); he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel. יְהוָ֥ה Jehovah יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym plural of H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ); gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally יְהוָ֥ה Jehovah יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). ׀ 'l s="H259"'אֶחָֽ'seg type="x-large"'ד'seg''/l'׃
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
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