8 The verb אָהַב (’ahav, “to love”) in this setting communicates not so much an emotional idea as one of covenant commitment. To love the Lord is to be absolutely loyal and obedient to him in every respect, a truth Jesus himself taught (cf. John 14:15). See also the note on the word “loved” in .
9 Heb “heart.” In OT physiology the heart (לֵב, לֵבָב; levav, lev) was considered the seat of the mind or intellect, so that one could think with one’s heart. See A. Luc, 2:.
10 Heb “soul”; “being.” Contrary to Hellenistic ideas of a soul that is discrete and separate from the body and spirit, OT anthropology equated the “soul” (נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh) with the person himself. It is therefore best in most cases to translate נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) as “being” or the like. See H. W. Wolff, Anthropology of the Old Testament, 10–25; D. Fredericks, 3:.
11 For NT variations on the Shema see Matt 22:37–39; Mark 12:29–30; Luke 10:27.

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You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

And you shall love Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your might.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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