The Shema is the central declaration of God’s oneness in Jewish prayer. This first paragraph, six verses from Deuteronomy, commands love of God and the teaching of these words day and night. Said in the morning and evening prayers, and often also at bedtime.
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְיָ אֶחָד
shema yisra'el adonai eloheinu adonai ekhad
Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְיָ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ
ve'ahavta et adonai elohekha bekol levavekha uvkol nafshekha uvkol me'odekha
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל לְבָבֶךָ
vehayu hadevarim ha'eleh asher anokhi metzavekha hayom al levavekha
These words that I command you today shall be upon your heart.
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ
veshinantam levanekha vedibarta bam beshivtekha beveitekha uvlekhtekha vaderekh uvshokhbekha uvkumekha
Teach them to your children, and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the way, when you lie down, and when you rise.
וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ
ukshartam le'ot al yadekha vehayu letotafot bein einekha
Bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be frontlets between your eyes.
וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ
ukhtavtam al mezuzot beitekha uvisharekha
Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4–9