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:

JOS 24:16

OET-LV: 16 and_it _answered the_people and_he/it _said far_be _it to/for_ourselves from_abandoning DOM YHWH to_serve gods other. (JOS_24:16)

OET-RV: 16 “We’d never even consider leaving Yahweh to serve other gods,” the people responded, (JOS 24:16)

EZE 48:19

OET-LV: 19 And_one_who_serves the_city they_will _serve _it from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EZE_48:19)

OET-RV: 19 Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may also work in this farmland. (EZE 48:19)

DEU 10:20

OET-LV: 20 DOM YHWH god _of_your you _will _fear DOM_him/it you _will _serve and_to_him you _will _cleave and_in_name _of_his you _will _swear _oaths. (DEU_10:20)

OET-RV: 20 You must honour your god Yahweh and serve him. Rely on him and only make promises with his authority. (DEU 10:20)

JER 30:9

OET-LV: 9 And_they _will _serve DOM YHWH god _of_their and_DOM Dāvid king _of_their whom I _will _raise _up to/for_them. (JER_30:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then they’ll serve their god Yahweh, and their king on David’s throne who I’ll appoint for them. (JER 30:9)

EXO 4:23

OET-LV: 23 And_I _said to_you let _go DOM son _of_my so_that_he _may _serve _me and_you _refused to_let_him _go HERE I am_about _to _kill DOM son _of_your firstborn _of_your. (EXO_4:23)

OET-RV: 23 and he asked you to let that son go so that he can serve him. But you refused to let Yisra’el go, so Yahweh will kill your oldest son.’ ” (EXO 4:23)

GEN 29:18

OET-LV: 18 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _loved DOM Rāḩēl and_he/it _said I_will _serve _you seven years for_Rāḩēl daughter _of_your (the)_young. (GEN_29:18)

OET-RV: 18 Now Yacob was in love with Rahel, so he answered, “I’ll work for you for seven years so I can marry your younger daughter Rahel.” (GEN 29:18)

DEU 28:48

OET-LV: 48 And_you _will _serve DOM enemies _of_your whom he_will _send _him _forth YHWH on/over_you(fs) in_hunger and_in_thirst and_in_nakedness and_in_lack _of everything and_he/it _gave a _yoke _of iron on neck _of_your until he_has _destroyed you. (DEU_28:48)

OET-RV: 48 So then, Yahweh will send enemies against you and you’ll serve them in hunger and thirst, and in nakedness and lacking everything. Yahweh will put an iron yoke on your neck used for pulling heavy loads with, until he destroys you. (DEU 28:48)

EXO 10:26

OET-LV: 26 And_also livestock _of_our it _will _go with_us not a _hoof it _will _remain if/because from_him/it we _will _take to_serve DOM YHWH god _of_our and_we not we _will _know what will _we _serve DOM YHWH until go_we there_(to). (EXO_10:26)

OET-RV: 26 And even our livestock needs to go with us. Not a hoof will be left behind because we’ll choose from them to serve Yahweh our god. You see, we won’t know what we must sacrifice to Yahweh until we arrive there.” (EXO 10:26)

ZEP 3:9

OET-LV: 9 If/because then I _will _restore to peoples a _lip purified to_call of _them _of_all in/on_name _of YHWH to_serve_him a _shoulder one. (ZEP_3:9)

OET-RV: ⇔  9 Then I’ll be sure to give pure speech to the peoples,
⇔  so all of them can pray to Yahweh,
⇔  and serve him side-by-side. (ZEP 3:9)

JOB 39:9

OET-LV: 9 Is_it _willing a _wild _ox to_serve _you or will _it _pass _the _night at trough _of_your _feeding. (JOB_39:9)

OET-RV: ⇔  9 Will the wild cow consent to serve you,
⇔  ≈ or to stay the night beside your feeding trough? (JOB 39:9)

SA2 16:19

OET-LV: 19 And_the _second_thing (to)_whom I will _I _serve am_not to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before son _of_his just_as I _served to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before I _will _show_you(ms) so I _will _be before_you. (SA2_16:19)

OET-RV: 19 Besides that, who should I serve? Why shouldn’t I serve my master’s son? Just as I’ve served your father, similarly, I’ll serve you.” (SA2 16:19)

KI2 10:22

OET-LV: 22 And_he/it _said to_the_one_who was_over the_wardrobe bring _out clothing to_all/each/any/every those _who_serve _of (of)_the_Baˊal and_he _brought _out to/for_them the_clothing. (KI2_10:22)

OET-RV: 22 He told the wardrobe supervisor, “Bring out uniforms for all the servants of the Baal,” so he brought robes out for them. (KI2 10:22)

KI1 5:1

OET-LV: 5  and_Shəlomoh/(Solomon) he _was ruling in_all the_kingdoms from the_river the _land _of the_Fəlishtiy and_unto the _border _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) they_were_bringing tribute and_they_were_serving DOM Shəlomoh all _of the _days _of his/its_life. (KI1_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Then King Hiram of Tsor (Tyre) sent his servants to Shelomoh when he heard that he’d been anointed as king to replace his father, because Hiram had always been a friend of David. (KI1 5:1)

JER 16:13

OET-LV: 13 And_I _will _hurl you(pl) from_under the_earth/land (the)_this to the_earth/land which not you(pl)_have _known you(pl) and_ancestors _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _serve there DOM gods other by _day and_night that not I _will _give to/for_you(pl) favour. (JER_16:13)

OET-RV: 13 So I will throw you all out of this land,
⇔  to a land that neither you or your ancestors have been to. (JER 16:13)

EZE 20:40

OET-LV: 40 If/because on_the _mountain _of my _holiness _of_my on_the _mountain _of the _height _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH there they_will _serve _me all _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) of _it _of_all on _the_earth there I_will _accept _them and_there I _will _seek DOM contributions _of_your(pl) and_DOM the _choicest _of your(pl)_offerings _of_your(pl) in_all things _of_your(pl)_holy. (EZE_20:40)

OET-RV: 40 because this is the master Yahweh’s declaration: all the Israeli people will worship me there on my sacred mountain in Yisrael. I’ll be happy to accept your offerings there, along with your choice gifts dedicated to me. (EZE 20:40)

KI2 18:7

OET-LV: 7 And_it _was YHWH with_him/it in_all that he _went _out he _prospered and_he _rebelled against_the _king _of ʼAshshūr and_not he_served _him. (KI2_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 So Yahweh helped him and he was successful in everything he did. He rebelled against the Assyrian king and refused to submit to his demands. (KI2 18:7)

PSA 18:44

OET-LV: 44  you_delivered _me from_the_strifes _of a _people you_appointed _me to_the_head _of nations a _people which_not I _knew they_served _me. (PSA_18:44)

OET-RV: 44 As soon as they heard about me, they obeyed me.
⇔  ≈ Foreigners cower down to me. (PSA 18:44)

LEV 25:46

OET-LV: 46 And_you(pl)_will _give _as _an _inheritance DOM_them to_sons _of_your(pl) after_you(pl) to_inherit a _possession to_vanishing _point (is)_in_them you(pl)_will _labour and_over_brothers _of_your(pl) the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) each over_brother _of_his not you _will _rule in_him/it with_harshness. (LEV_25:46)

OET-RV: 46 and then pass them on to your children to own as their inheritance. You all can make them work indefinitely for you, but you mustn’t harshly oppress your fellow Israelis. (LEV 25:46)

JER 16:11

OET-LV: 11 And_you _will _say to_them on that they _abandoned ancestors _of_your(pl) me the _utterance _of YHWH and_they _walked after gods other and_they_served _them and_they _bowed _down to/for_them and_me they _abandoned and_DOM law _of_my not they _kept. (JER_16:11)

OET-RV: 11 So give them this declaration from Yahweh:
⇔  It’s because your ancestors followed after foreign gods and served them and bowed down to them.
⇔  They abandoned me and didn’t follow my instructions. (JER 16:11)

EXO 8:16

OET-LV: 16  and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh rise _early in_morning and_present _yourself to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Parˊoh THERE he_is_going _out to_the_water and_you _will _say to_him/it thus YHWH he _says let _go people _of_my so_that_they _may _serve _me. (EXO_8:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then Yahweh said to Mosheh, “Tell Aharon: Stretch out your staff and strike the dust on the ground, and it will turn into lice all over Egypt.” (EXO 8:16)

JER 5:19

OET-LV: 19 And_it _was if/because you(pl)_will _say for what YHWH did _he _do god _of_our to/for_us DOM all _of these_things and_you _will _say to_them just_as you(pl)_abandoned me and_you(pl)_served gods _of foreignness in_your _own _of_land so you(pl)_will _serve strangers in_land which_not belongs_to_you(pl). (JER_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 When the people ask why Yahweh’s doing that, you’ll tell them:
⇔  You rejected me and served foreign gods in your own country,
⇔  so you’ll all serve strangers in a land that doesn’t belong to you. (JER 5:19)

GEN 4:2

OET-LV: 2 And_she/it _added to_give _birth DOM his/its_brother DOM Heⱱel/(Abel) and_he/it _was Heⱱel sheep a _herdsman _of and_Qayin/(Cain) he _was one _who_tilled _of the_ground. (GEN_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 Eventually she also gave birth to Kayin’s brother, Hevel (Abel). Hevel became a shepherd, while Kayin became a crop farmer. (GEN 4:2)

JER 27:11

OET-LV: 11 And_the_nation which it _will _bring DOM neck _of_its in_the _yoke _of the _king _of Bāⱱel and_it_will _serve _him and_I_will _let _it _remain on land _of_its the _utterance _of YHWH and_it_will _work _it and_it _will _dwell in_it. (JER_27:11)

OET-RV: 11 However, the nation that brings its neck into the Babylonian king’s yoke and serves him, I’ll let that nation remain on its land, and it will cultivate it and live there. That’s is Yahweh’s declaration. (JER 27:11)

CH2 7:22

OET-LV: 22 And_people _will _say on that they _abandoned DOM YHWH the _god _of their _ancestors _of_their who he_brought _them _out from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_they _took _hold on_gods other and_they _bowed _down to/for_them and_they_served _them therefore yes/correct/thus/so he _has _brought on_them DOM all _of the_calamity (the)_this. (CH2_7:22)

OET-RV: 22 ‘It happened because they abandoned Yahweh, their ancestors’ god,’ others will reply. ‘He brought them out from slavery in Egypt, but then they obtained other gods and worshipped them and served them—that’s why he sent them all this misery.’ ” (CH2 7:22)

NUM 18:6

OET-LV: 6 And_I HERE I _have _taken DOM brothers _of_your(pl) the_Lēviyyiy from_among _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to/for_you(pl) a _gift they_are_assigned to/for_YHWH to_serve DOM the _service _of the _tent _of meeting. (NUM_18:6)

OET-RV: 6 Now listen, I’ve taken your brothers the Levites out from the rest of the Israelis as a gift for you—they’re given to do the duties at the sacred tent. (NUM 18:6)

JDG 9:28

OET-LV: 28 And_he/it _said Gaˊal the _son _of ˊEⱱed who is_ʼAⱱīmelek and_who is_Shəkem (cmp) we_will _serve _him not is _he_the _son _of Jerub-Baˊal and_is_Zəⱱul deputy _of_his serve DOM the _men _of Ḩₐmōr the _father _of Shəkem and_why will_we _serve _him we. (JDG_9:28)

OET-RV: 28 Then Gaal (Ebed’s son) said, “Who’s Abimelek, and who’s Shekem, that we should serve him? Isn’t Abimelek Gideon’s son, and Zebul is his deputy? Serve the descendants of Shekem’s father Hamor, but why should we serve Abimelek? (JDG 9:28)

HOS 12:13

OET-LV: 13  and_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he _fled the _region _of ʼArām and_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he _served for_a _wife and_for_a _wife he _kept_flocks. (HOS_12:13)

OET-RV: 13 Yahweh used the prophet Mosheh to bring Yisrael out of Egypt,
⇔  and so Yisrael was preserved by a prophet. (HOS 12:13)

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