Deu 11:13 | NETfull | STEP | Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being,

Deuteronomy 11:13

13 Now, if you pay close attention ^{▼▼ Heb “if hearing, you will hear.” The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute to emphasize the verbal idea. The translation renders this emphasis with the word “close.”} to my commandments that I am giving you today and love ^{▼▼ Again, the Hebrew term אָהַב (’ahav) draws attention to the reciprocation of divine love as a condition or sign of covenant loyalty (cf. Deut 6:5).} the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being, ^{▼▼ Heb “heart and soul” or “heart and being.” See note on the word “being” in Deut 6:5.}