Tag Archives: Deuteronomy 6:6

וִיהוֹן פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין דִּי אֲנָא מְפַקְּדָךְ יוֹמָא דֵין עַל לִבָּךְ And these words which I am commanding you today shall be upon your heart. Why This Verse? This pivotal line from Targum Onkelos on Deuteronomy 6:6, part of the daily Shema, showcases: Emphatic demonstrative construction: פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין Paʿel verb with object suffix: מְפַקְּדָךְ Temporal immediacy: יוֹמָא דֵין Internalization: עַל לִבָּךְ Targum Onkelos is generally more literal than Targum Jonathan, and this verse is a prime example of its restrained yet precise interpretive style.… Learn Hebrew