THE SHEMA

If you are praying without a minyan, begin with the following three
words:

.
EL

me-lech ne-e -man.

G-d

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

le -o-lam

Kingship His

va-ed.

to eternity/universe and forever.

Blessed is the glorious name of His Kingship to eternity and throughout the
universe forever.

Continue in a soft voice::

, ,
Ve-a-hav-ta

et

and you will love (d.o.)

Adonai E-lo-hei-cha ,
Adonai

G-d

your

be -chol

le -vav-cha ,

with all

heart,mind your

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 ,  , 
u-ve -chol

naf-she -cha,

and with all

soul

u-ve -chol

your

and with all

me-o-de-cha ,

ve-ha-yu

strength

and will be

your

,  ,
ha-de-va-rim ha-e-leh,
the words

a-sher
which

(the) these ,

a-no-chi me -tza-ve -cha

I

command you

ha-yom,
today

, .
al
upon

le -va-ve-cha.

Ve -shi-nan-tam

heart your

le -va-ne-cha ,

and you will teach diligently them

to children your

,
ve -di-bar-ta

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

and you will speak them

in sitting

your in

house your and in walking your

.  ,
va-de-rech, uv-shoch-be -cha
in the way

uv-ku-me-cha.

and in lying down your

and in rising your.

U-ke -shar-tam
and you will bind them

 ,
le -ot

al

for a sign upon

ya-de-cha ,

ve-ha-yu

le-to-ta-fot

hand your

and they will be

for frontlets

1985 Siddur Sim Shalom, p.346~~~1998 Siddur Sim Shalom, p.112

  .
bein

ei-nei-cha .

between

eyes your

U-che -tav-tam
and write

al

them

upon

. 
me -zu-zot

bei-te-cha

doorposts of

house your

u-vi-she -a-rei-cha .
and on gates

your

,  ,
Ve-ha-yah,

im

and it will be ,

if

sha-mo-a

tish-me-u

el

mitz-vo-tai,

you will listen*

to

commandments My

listen*

*listen repeated for emphasis, the absolute infinitive & the appropriate verb form

, 
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

et
(d.o.)

Adonai

E-lo-hei-chem

Adonai

G-d

your

u-le -av-do,
and to serve/worship Him

: 
be-chol
with all

le -vav-chem
heart

your

u-ve -chol
and with all

naf-she -chem :
soul

your (plural)

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,
ve -na-ta-ti

me -tar

then I will give

the rain of

ar-tze -chem
land

be -i-to,

your

in season its (m.)

, 
yo-reh

u-mal-kosh,

early rain*

and late rain*

ve-a-saf-ta

d e-ga-ne-cha

and you will harvest

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 ,

ve-a-chal-ta

for cattle/animals your

and you will eat

,
ve -sa-va-e-ta.

Hi-sham-ru

 .

la-chem,

pen

and you will be satisfied. guard yourselves for yourselves in order not to,
lest

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 ,
yif-teh

le-vav-chem,

ve-sar-tem

will find beautiful heart your,

va-a-va-de -tem

and you will turn aside and you will worship

.
e-lo-him a-che-rim.
Ve -hish-ta-cha -vi-tem
gods
other
and you will bow down yourselves

la-hem.
to them.

,
Ve-cha-rah
and will burn

af
anger of

Adonai ba-chem,
Adonai

with you,

,
et

ha-sha-ma-yim, ve -lo

(d.o.) the heavens ,

ve-a-tzar
and restrain

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

and not

will be

rain

and the earth

, 
lo

ti-ten

et

ye-vu-lah,

not

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

ve-a-va-de -tem
and you will be lost

me -he-rah
quickly

*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.

from upon the land

the good

which

Adonai

gives

to you

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 ,
Ve-sam-tem

et

de -va-rai e-leh ,

and you will place (d.o.)

words My

these

al

l e-vav-chem

upon

heart your

 ,
ve -al
and upon

naf-she -chem,

u-k e-shar-tem

soul your

and you will bind

o-tam
them

le-ot
for a sign

.  ,
al

yed-chem,

upon hand your

ve -ha-yu

le -to-ta-fot

and they will be for frontlets

bein
between

ei-nei-chem.
eyes

your

, ,
Ve-li-ma-d e-tem o-tam
and you will teach

them

et

b e-nei-chem,

(d.o.) children your

le-da-ber
to speak

bam,
of them

,  ,
be-shiv-te -cha b e-vei-te-cha ,
in sitting your

in house your

uv-lech-te -cha
and in walking your

va-de-rech,
in the way

.  
uv-shoch-be -cha
and in lying down your

uv-ku-me-cha .
and in rising up your

1985 Siddur Sim Shalom, p.348~~~1998 Siddur Sim Shalom, p.112

,
U-che -tav-tam
and you will write them

 

al

me-zu-zot

bei-te-cha ,

upon

doorposts of

house your

 . 
u-vi-she -a-rei-cha.

Le -ma-an

yir-bu

and upon gates your .

In order that

ye -mei-chem

will increase

days your

,
vi-ymei

ve-nei-chem,

and days of

children your

al

ha-a-da-mah a-sher

upon

the earth

nish-ba

which

has sworn

Adonai

la-a-vo-tei-chem

la-tet

la-hem

Adonai

to fathers

to give

to them

your

.
ki-ymei

ha-sha-ma-yim

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

al

ha-a-retz.

upon

the earth

,
Va-yo-mer

Adonai el

Mo-sheh le-mor,

and spoke

Adonai

Moses

to

to say

da-ber
speak (imp.)

el
to

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,  ,
be-nei Yis-ra-el , ve-a-su

la-hem

sons of

for them(selves)

Israel

and they will make

tzi-tzit ,
fringe

 ,
al

kan-fei

vig-dei-hem

on the corners of clothes their

le -do-ro-tam,

ve-na-te -nu

for generations their

and they will give

.
al

tzi-tzit

ha-ka-naf

upon

fringe of

the corner

pe -til

te -che-let .

a thread of

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

la-chem le-tzi-tzit
to you

for a fringe

u-re -i-tem

o-to,

as you will see

it (m. )(d.o.)

, 
u-ze -char-tem

et

and you will remember (d.o.)

kol
all

mitz-vot

Adonai ,

commandments of

Adonai

 ,
va-a-si-tem o-tam, ve-lo
and you will do them

and not

ta-tu-ru
you will explore

a-cha-rei

le -vav-chem

after

heart, mind your

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 ,
ve -a-cha-rei

ei-nei-chem,

and after

eyes your

a-sher
which

a-tem

zo-nim*

you(pl.)

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

Le -ma-an
in order that

tiz-ke -ru

va-a-si-tem

you will remember

and you will do

. ,
et kol

mitz-vo-tai,

(d.o.) all commandments My,

vi-he -yi-tem
and you will be

ke -do-shim
holy

le-lo-hei-chem.
to G-d your

,
A-ni

Adonai E-lo-hei-chem, a-sher

I (am) Adonai

G-d your

Who

ho-tze-ti
brought out

et-chem
you (pl.)

,
me-e-retz

mitz-ra-yim

from land of

Egypt

li-he -yot
to be

. . .
A-ni

Adonai E-lo-hei-chem.

I (am) Adonai

G-d your.

la-chem
to you

le-lo-him ,
as G-d

E-met. . .
truth . . .

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