Strongs H5647

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עָבַד (ʻâbad) v (aw-bad')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
KJV: × be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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עָבַד 290 occurrences vb. work, serve

Qal
- 1 labour, work, do work
- 2 work for another, serve him by labour
- 3 serve as subjects
- 4 serve God
- 5 serve
  י׳ with Levitical service
Niph.
- 1 be tilled, of land
- 2 dub. cultivated field
Pu. worked
Hiph.
- 1 compel to labour as slaves
- 2 make to serve as subjects
- 3 cause to serve God
Hoph. be led or enticed to serve

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 262:

GEN 29:20

OET-LV: 20 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he _served for_Rāḩēl seven years and_they _were in_eyes _of_his like_days one(s) in_love _of_his DOM_her/it. (GEN_29:20)

OET-RV: 20 So Yacob worked seven years for Rahel, but it only seemed like a few days to him because of his love for her, (GEN 29:20)

ECC 5:11

OET-LV: 11  is_sweet the _sleep _of the _labourer whether a _little and_if much he _will _eat and_the_plenty of_person not_it is_permitting to_him/it to_sleep. (ECC_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 When material goods increase, people’s consumption increases,
⇔ and what advantage does the owner get other than just feeding his eyes? (ECC 5:11)

JDG 3:7

OET-LV: 7 and_ the _people _of _they _made of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) DOM the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH and_they _forgot DOM YHWH god _of_their and_they _served DOM the_Baˊal and_DOM the _ʼAshērāh_poles. (JDG_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 So the Israelis did things considered evil by Yahweh and they forgot about their god Yahweh, instead serving the Baal and Asherot idols. (JDG 3:7)

JER 27:9

OET-LV: 9 And_you(pl) do _not listen to prophets _of_your(pl) and_near/to diviners _of_your(pl) and_near/to dreams _of_your(pl) and_near/to soothsayers _of_your(pl) and_near/to sorcerers _of_your(pl) who they are_saying to_you(pl) to_say not you(pl)_will _serve DOM the _king _of Bāⱱel. (JER_27:9)

OET-RV: 9 so don’t you all keep listening to your ‘prophets’, and to your diviners and dreamers, and to your soothsayers and sorcerers—all those who keep telling you that you all won’t serve the Babylonian king, (JER 27:9)

EXO 1:14

OET-LV: 14 And_they _made _bitter DOM lives _of_their with_labour hard in_mortar and_in_bricks and_on/over_all labour in _the_field DOM all _of labour _of_their which they _laboured in/among_them with_harshness. (EXO_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 and they made their lives bitter with the hard slavery. They were forced to make mortar and bricks, as well as all kinds of slave labour in the fields—all the work they had to do was strenuous and tiring. (EXO 1:14)

DEU 28:47

OET-LV: 47 Because that not you _have _served DOM YHWH god _of_your with_joy and_with_goodness _of heart from_the_abundance _of everything. (DEU_28:47)

OET-RV: 47 because you didn’t serve your god Yahweh with cheerfulness resulting from the abundance that you took for granted. (DEU 28:47)

GEN 30:29

OET-LV: 29 And_he/it _said to_him/it you you _know DOM how I_have _served _you and_DOM how it _has _been livestock _of_your with_me. (GEN_30:29)

OET-RV: 29 “You yourself know how well I’ve served you and how your livestock have prospered with me.” Yacob replied. (GEN 30:29)

JER 30:8

OET-LV: 8 And_it _was on_day (the)_that the _utterance _of YHWH soldiers/messengers I _will _break yoke _of_his from_under neck _of_your and_fetters _of_your I _will _tear _apart and_not they _will _work in_him/it again strangers. (JER_30:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then Commander-in-chief Yahweh declares that at that time I’ll break his yoke off your neck, and I’ll pull your chains apart, and foreigners will no longer enslave your country. (JER 30:8)

JER 27:6

OET-LV: 6 And_now I I _give DOM all _of the_lands the_these in_the _hand _of Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel servant _of_my and_also DOM the _animal[s]_of the_field I _give to_him/it to_serve_him. (JER_27:6)

OET-RV: 6 Now I’ve personally handed over all these lands to my servant, the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, and I’ve also given the animals in the countryside to him to serve him. (JER 27:6)

JOS 24:20

OET-LV: 20 If/because you(pl)_will _abandon DOM YHWH and_you(pl)_will _serve gods _of foreignness and_he _will _turn and_he _will _do _harm to/for_you(pl) and_he _will _make _an _end _of you(pl) after that he _has _done _good to_you(pl). (JOS_24:20)

OET-RV: 20 If you abandon Yahweh and serve the gods of other nations, then he’ll turn and do harm to you all and destroy you, even if he’s previously been good to you all.” (JOS 24:20)

GEN 3:23

OET-LV: 23 And_he/it _sent _out/away_him/it YHWH god from _the_garden of _ˊĒden to_work DOM the_soil where he _was _taken from_there. (GEN_3:23)

OET-RV: 23 So Yahweh God expelled them out of the garden in Eden to work the soil from which Adam had been taken. (GEN 3:23)

JDG 10:13

OET-LV: 13 And_you(pl) you(pl)_have _abandoned me and_you(pl)_have _served gods other for_so/thus/hence not I _will _repeat to_deliver you(pl). (JDG_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 Yet you’ve all abandoned me and served other gods. Therefore, I won’t not continue to rescue you. (JDG 10:13)

SA1 11:1

OET-LV:  and_ Nāḩāsh _he/it _ascended the_ˊAmmōnī and_he _encamped on Yāⱱēsh/(Jabesh) Gilˊād and_ all _of _they _said the _men _of Yāⱱēsh to Nāḩāsh make to/for_us a _covenant and_we_will _serve _you. (SA1_11:1)

OET-RV:  About a month later, Nahash the Ammonite took his men and camped around Yabesh-Gilead, and the leaders of Yabesh told him, “Make a treaty with us, and we’ll serve you.” (SA1 11:1)

KI2 17:12

OET-LV: 12 And_they _served the_idols which he _had _said YHWH to/for_them not you(pl)_must _do DOM the_thing (the)_this. (KI2_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 They’d served idols even when Yahweh had forbidden them from doing that. (KI2 17:12)

KI2 10:19

OET-LV: 19 And_now all _of the _prophets _of (the)_Baˊal all _of those _of_who_serve _him and_all priests _of_his summon to_me anyone not let _him _be _missing if/because a _sacrifice great to_me to_Baˊal any one_who he _will _be _missing not he _will _live and_Yēhūʼ he _acted with_guile so _as to _destroy DOM those _who_serve _of (of)_the_Baˊal. (KI2_10:19)

OET-RV: 19 So now, call all the prophets of Baal to come here—all his servants and all his priests. Don’t let anyone stay away because I’m going to make a large sacrifice to Baal. Anyone who’s absent will be executed.” However Yehu was being cunning in order to destroy Baal’s followers. (KI2 10:19)

JOS 16:10

OET-LV: 10 And_not they _dispossessed DOM the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] who_was_dwelling in_Gezer and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived the_Kənaˊₐnī[s] in_the _midst _of ʼEfrayim until the_day the_this and_he/it _was (into)_a_slave _gang _of labouring. (JOS_16:10)

OET-RV: 10 But they didn’t capture the land of the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so they’ve lived within Efrayim to this day and were forced to serve as labourers. (JOS 16:10)

JOS 24:22

OET-LV: 22 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said to the_people are_witnesses you(pl) on_yourselves if/because _that you(pl) you(pl)_have _chosen to/for_you(pl) DOM YHWH to_serve him and_they _said witnesses. (JOS_24:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then Yehoshua cautioned the people, “You all are witnesses against yourselves, that you yourselves have chosen to serve Yahweh.”
¶ “We are witnesses,” they confirmed. (JOS 24:22)

EZE 29:18

OET-LV: 18 Oh _son _of humankind Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel he _made _to _labour DOM army _of_his labour great against Tsor/(Tyre) every _of head was_made _bald and_all shoulder was_made _bare and_wage[s] not it _belonged to_him/it and_to_army _of_his from_Tsor/(Tyre) on the_labour which he _had _laboured on_it. (EZE_29:18)

OET-RV: 18 “Humanity’s child, the Babylonian King Nebuchadnetstsar stationed his army to do hard work against the fortified island city of Tsor (Tyre). Every head was rubbed until it was made bald, and every shoulder was made raw. Yet he and his army received no payment from Tsor for the hard work that he carried out against it, (EZE 29:18)

EZE 20:39

OET-LV: 39 And_you(pl) Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) thus he _says my_master YHWH everyone idols _of_his go serve and_after if not_you(pl) will _be_listening to_me and_DOM the _name _of my _holiness _of_my not you(pl)_will _profane again by_gifts _of_your(pl) and_by_idols _of_your(pl). (EZE_20:39)

OET-RV: 39 So to you Israeli people, the master Yahweh says this: ‘Each of you should go to his own idols. Worship them if you refuse to listen to me, but you must no longer desecrate my sacred name with your gifts and your idols, (EZE 20:39)

DEU 7:16

OET-LV: 16 And_you(ms)_will _eat DOM all _of the_peoples which YHWH god _of_your is_about _to _deliver _up to/for_you(fs) not eye _of_your it _will _look _with _pity on_them and_not you _will _serve DOM gods _of_their if/because will _be_a _snare it to/for_you(fs). (DEU_7:16)

OET-RV: 16 You must destroy all the peoples that your god Yahweh gives you victory over—don’t allow yourselves to pity them, and don’t serve their gods because that would end up trapping you. (DEU 7:16)

GEN 29:30

OET-LV: 30 And_he _went also into Rāḩēl and_he _loved also DOM Rāḩēl more_than _Lēʼāh and_he _served with_him/it again seven years another. (GEN_29:30)

OET-RV: 30 So Yacob also slept with Rahel, but he also loved her more than Le’ah. Then he worked for Lavan for another seven years. (GEN 29:30)

NUM 3:7

OET-LV: 7 And_they _will _keep DOM duty _of_his and_DOM the _duty _of all _of the_congregation to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tent _of meeting by_serving DOM the _service _of the _tabernacle. (NUM_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 They must perform duties for him and for the entire community at and around the sacred tent, (NUM 3:7)

ISA 43:24

OET-LV: 24 Not you _have _bought to/for_me for_money calamus and_the _fat _of your(pl)_sacrifices _of_your not you_have _satisfied _me nevertheless you_have _burdened _me with_sins _of_your you_have _made _me _weary with_iniquities _of_your. (ISA_43:24)

OET-RV: 24 You didn’t spend any money to buy fragrant reeds for me,
⇔ ≈ and you haven’t satisfied me with the fat from your sacrifices.
⇔ Nevertheless you’ve burdened me with your disobedience—
⇔ ≈ you’ve tired me out with your wickedness. (ISA 43:24)

JDG 10:10

OET-LV: 10 And_ the _people _of _they _cried _out of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to YHWH to_say we _have _sinned to/for_you(fs) and_because/when we _have _abandoned DOM god _of_our and_we _have _served DOM the_Baˊal. (JDG_10:10)

OET-RV: 10 so they cried out to Yahweh, “We have sinned against you, because we have abandoned our god and we have served the Ba’als.” (JDG 10:10)

NUM 18:7

OET-LV: 7 And_you(ms) and_sons _of_your with_you you(pl)_will _keep DOM priesthood _of_your(pl) to/from_all/each/any/every (the)_matter _of the _altar and_to_from_inside _of to_curtain and_you(pl)_will _serve a _service _of a _gift I _give DOM priesthood _of_your(pl) and_the_stranger (the)_approaching he _will _be _put _to _death. (NUM_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 However, it’s you and your sons who are the priests who must serve for things to do with the altar and inside the curtain. Your priesthood is a gift of service, and any outsider who approaches must be executed.” (NUM 18:7)

SA2 9:10

OET-LV: 10 And_you _will _work for_him/it DOM the_soil you and_sons _of_your and_servants _of_your and_you _will _bring and_it _was for_the _son _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_your food and_he_will _eat _it and_Mephibshet the _son _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_your he _will _eat continually food on table _of_my and_belonged_to_Tsīⱱāʼ fif- teen sons and_twenty servants. (SA2_9:10)

OET-RV: 10 You and your fifteen sons and your twenty servants must work the land for him and harvest the produce to support your master’s grandson, but he will eat with me at my house.” (SA2 9:10)

EXO 9:13

OET-LV: 13 and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh rise _early in_morning and_present _yourself to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Parˊoh and_you _will _say to_him/it thus YHWH he _says the _god _of the _ˊIⱱrī/(Hebrews) let _go DOM people _of_my so_that_they _may _serve _me. (EXO_9:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then Yahweh told Mosheh, “Get up early in the morning, and stand in front of Far’oh and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh, the god of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go so they can serve me (EXO 9:13)

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