₁“These are all the laws that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. Obey them in the land that you are about to enter and occupy. ₂As long as you live, you and your descendants are to honour the LORD your God and obey all his laws that I am giving you, so that you may live in that land a long time. ₃Listen to them, people of Israel, and obey them! Then all will go well with you, and you will become a mighty nation and live in that rich and fertile land, just as the LORD, the God of our ancestors, has promised.

₄“Israel, remember this! The LORD — and the LORD alone — is our God. ₅Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. ₆Never forget these commands that I am giving you today. ₇Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working. ₈Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder. ₉Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.