Shema Prayer Liturgical Recitation
Here is the Shema Prayer in a continuous flowing layout, written so it reads as one seamless liturgical recitation:
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, ה׳ אֶחָד׃ (Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad) — Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד׃ (Baruch shem k’vod malchuto l’olam va’ed) — Blessed is the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever.
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ׃ (Ve’ahavta et Adonai Elohecha b’chol levavcha u’v’chol nafshecha u’v’chol me’odecha) — You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל לְבָבֶךָ׃ (V’hayu had’varim ha’eleh asher anochi m’tzav’cha hayom al levavecha) — These words that I command you today shall be upon your heart.
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃ (V’shinantam l’vanecha v’dibarta bam b’shivtecha b’veitecha u’v’lecht’cha vaderech u’v’shochb’cha u’v’kumecha) — Teach them diligently to your children; speak of them when you sit in your home, when you walk along the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ׃ (U’kshartam l’ot al yadecha v’hayu l’totafot bein einecha) — Bind them as a sign upon your hand, and let them be frontlets between your eyes.
וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃ (Uchtavtam al mezuzot beitecha u’vish’arecha) — Write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.
וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל מִצְוֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם… (Vehaya im shamoa tishme’u el mitzvotai asher anochi metzaveh etchem hayom) — And it shall be, if you diligently obey My commandments that I command you today…
לְאַהֲבָה אֶת ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ בְּכָל לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁכֶם׃ — To love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and all your soul.
וְנָתַתִּי מְטַר אַרְצְכֶם בְּעִתּוֹ יוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ… — Then I will give rain for your land in its season, the early and late rains… and you will gather your grain, wine, and oil.
הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן יִפְתֶּה לְבַבְכֶם… — Take care lest your heart be deceived and you turn away and serve other gods.
וַיֹּאמֶר ה׳ אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃ (Vayomer Adonai el Moshe lemor) — The Lord said to Moses, saying:
דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶם… (Daber el Bnei Yisrael v’amarta alehem v’asu lahem tzitzit al kanfei vigdeihem) — Speak to the children of Israel and tell them to make fringes on the corners of their garments…
וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְצִיצִת וּרְאִיתֶם אֹתוֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם אֶת כָּל מִצְוֹת ה׳ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם… — And it shall be for you as tzitzit, and you shall look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them…
לְמַעַן תִּזְכְּרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֶת כָּל מִצְוֹתָי וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים לֵאלֹהֵיכֶם׃ — So that you may remember and perform all My commandments and be holy unto your God.
אֲנִי ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם… — I am the Lord your God…
