Strongs H8104

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שָׁמַר (shâmar) v (shaw-mar')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

v.ef.aa

שָׁמַר 465 occurrences vb. keep, watch, preserve

Qal 425
- 1
  - a keep, have charge of
  - b keep, guard, captives
  - c hence, watch for, wait for
  - d watch, observe
- 2
  - a keep, retain, of storing up (food)
  - b keep within bounds, restrain
- 3
  - a observe, celebrate
  - b keep sabbath
  - c of other obligations
  - d observe = follow dictates of (prudence, justice, kindness, wisdom)
- 4 sts.
  י׳ subj.
- 5 keep, reserve, weeks of harvest
Niph. 36
- 1 be on one's guard
- 2 keep oneself, refrain, abstain
- 3 be kept, guarded
Pi. those paying regard to false vanities
Hithp. I kept myself from

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 440:

JOB 36:21

OET-LV: 21 Take _heed do _not turn to wickedness if/because (on) this you _have _chosen more_than _affliction. (JOB 36:21)

OET-RV: 21 Watch out that you don’t choose evil,
⇔ because you’ve chosen that rather than suffering. (JOB 36:21)

JDG 13:4

OET-LV: 4 And_now take _care please and_do _not drink wine and_strong _drink and_do _not eat any _of unclean_thing. (JDG 13:4)

OET-RV: 4 Now take care that you surely don’t drink wine or strong drink, and that you don’t eat anything prohibited by our rules, (JDG 13:4)

DEU 5:10

OET-LV: 10 And_who_does covenant _loyalty to_thousands of_those _of_who_love _me and_of_those _who_keep _of mmm. (DEU 5:10)

OET-RV: 10 but showing loyal commitment to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my instructions. (DEU 5:10)

PRO 6:22

OET-LV: 22 When_you_walk _about it _will _guide you when_you_lie _down it _will _watch over_you and_you _will _awake it it_will _speak _to _you. (PRO 6:22)

OET-RV: 22 When you walk around, what you learnt will guide you.
⇔ When you lie down, it will preserve you.
⇔ When you wake up, it’ll speak to your mind, (PRO 6:22)

JOB 2:6

OET-LV: 6 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to the_adversary THERE_he is_in_hand _of_your nevertheless DOM life _of_his preserve. (JOB 2:6)

OET-RV: 6 “Listen,” Yahweh said to him, “I’ll give you power over him, but you must preserve his life.” (JOB 2:6)

PSA 39:2

OET-LV: 2  I _said I _will _guard ways _of_my from_sinning with_tongue _of_my I _will _keep to_mouth _of_my a _muzzle while_still the_wicked is_to_before_me. (PSA 39:2)

Combined passage: OET-LV PSA 39:1–2 (native PSA 39:0–1; verse text cannot be split).

OET-RV: (PSA 39:0)

OET-RV: For the musical director: A song by David for Yedutun.
⇔  1 I decided that I’ll watch what I say
⇔ so that I won’t sin with my lips.
⇔ I’ll muzzle my mouth while in the presence of evil people. (PSA 39:1)

KI2 17:37

OET-LV: 37 And_DOM the_regulations and_DOM the_judgements and_the_law and_the_command which he _wrote to/for_you(pl) you(pl)_will _take _care for_doing all _of the_days and_not you(pl)_must _fear gods other. (KI2 17:37)

OET-RV: 37 Always take care to obey the statutes and customs, and the law and the instructions that he wrote for you, and you all must not honour other gods. (KI2 17:37)

DEU 11:8

OET-LV: 8 And_you(pl)_will _keep DOM all _of the_command which I am_commanding _of_you the_day so _that you(pl)_may _be _strong and_you(pl)_will _go and_you(pl)_will _take _possession _of DOM the_earth/land where you(pl) are_about _to _pass _over to_(to) to_take_possession _of _it. (DEU 11:8)

OET-RV: 8 So then, follow all the instructions that I’m giving you all today so that you’ll all be strong to enter and take possession of the land once you cross the river (DEU 11:8)

KI2 12:10

OET-LV: 10  and_ Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) the_priest/officer _he/it _took a _chest one and_he _bored a _hole in_lid _of_its and_he/it _gave DOM_him/it beside the_altar in/on/at/with when_ anyone _comes the _house _of YHWH and_they _put there_(to) the_priests who_kept _of (of)_the_threshold DOM all _of the_money which_was_brought the _house _of YHWH. (KI2 12:10)

OET-RV: 9 Then Yehoyada the priest took a wooden chest and he made a hole in the top, and he placed it at the right of the altar. When a person came into the temple, the priests guarding the entrance would place any donated money into the chest. (KI2 12:9)

DEU 28:15

OET-LV: 15 and_it _was if not you _will _listen to_the _voice _of YHWH god _of_your to_guard/protect for_doing DOM all _of commands _of_his and_regulations _of_his which I am_commanding _of_you the_day and_they _will _come on_you all _of the_curses the_these and_they_will _overtake _you. (DEU 28:15)

OET-RV: 15 On the other hand, if you don’t listen to your god Yahweh’s voice and keep following his instructions and obeying his rules that I’m giving you today, then all these curses will catch up to you and hit you: (DEU 28:15)

EXO 31:16

OET-LV: 16 And_ the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _will _keep DOM the_sabbath for_doing DOM the_sabbath to_generations _of_their a _covenant _of perpetuity. (EXO 31:16)

OET-RV: 16 The Israelis must observe the rest day for all future generations. There’s no ending to this agreement (EXO 31:16)

NUM 28:2

OET-LV: 2 Command DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_you _will _say to_them DOM offering _of_my food _of_my for_my _fire _of_offerings the _odour _of my _soothing _of_my you(pl)_will _take _care to_bring _near to_me at_its _appointed _of_time. (NUM 28:2)

OET-RV: 2 “Give the Israelis these instructions: Ensure that you present to me the offerings and food for offerings to be burnt at the proper time. (NUM 28:2)

DEU 7:11

OET-LV: 11 And_you _will _keep DOM the_command and_DOM the_regulations and_DOM the_judgements which I am_commanding _of_you the_day to_observe_them. (DEU 7:11)

OET-RV: 11 So be sure to obey all the instructions, rules, and regulations that I’m giving you today. (DEU 7:11)

JER 35:18

OET-LV: 18 And_to_the _house _of the _Rēkāⱱites Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) he _said thus YHWH soldiers/messengers the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _says because that you(pl)_have _listened to the _command _of Yōnādāⱱ/(Jonadab) ancestor _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_have _kept DOM all _of commands _of_his and_you(pl)_have _done according_to _all that he _commanded you(pl). (JER 35:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then Yirmeyah told the Rekavite clan that Yisrael’s god, Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this: You’ve all listened to the commands of your ancestor Yonadav and have kept them all. You’ve obeyed everything that he commanded you all to do, (JER 35:18)

EXO 22:6

OET-LV: 6  if/because anyone he _will _give to his/its_neighbour money or articles to_guard/protect and_it _will _be _stolen from_the _house _of the_man if the_thief he _will _be _found he _will _make _restitution twofold. (EXO 22:6)

OET-RV: 7 If anyone gives their neighbour money or goods for safekeeping, and if it is stolen from the neighbour’s house, if the thief is found, they must pay double in compensation. (EXO 22:7)

JER 20:10

OET-LV: 10 If/because I _have _heard the_whispering _of many_people terror is_from_round _about tell and_let_us _tell _about _him every _of (the)_person _of my _peace _of_my are_watching _of stumbling _of_(of)_my perhaps he _will _be _deceived and_we _will _prevail to_him/it and_we _will _take vengeance _of_our from_him. (JER 20:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yes, I’ve heard many people whispering
⇔ that terror is all around.
⇔ They want to publicly denounce me.
⇔ All my trusted friends watch for my fall:
⇔ “Perhaps he can be deceived
⇔ so that we may prevail against him
⇔ and take out our vengeance on him.” (JER 20:10)

EZE 11:20

OET-LV: 20 So _that in_regulations _of_my they _may _walk and_DOM judgements _of_my they _may _keep and_they _will _do DOM_them and_they _will _be to_me (into)_a_people and_I I _will _become to/for_them (into)_god. (EZE 11:20)

OET-RV: 20 so that they’ll follow my instructions and obey my regulations. Then they’ll be my people, and I’ll be their god. (EZE 11:20)

PSA 105:45

OET-LV: 45 In_account _of they _may _keep decrees _of_his and_laws _of_his they _may _observe praise Yah. (PSA 105:45)

OET-RV: 45 so that they might follow his instructions
⇔ and obey his rules.
⇔ Praise Yah. (PSA 105:45)

EZE 20:18

OET-LV: 18 And_I _said to children _of_their in_wilderness in_the _regulations _of your(pl)_ancestors _of_your(pl) do _not walk and_DOM judgements _of_their do _not keep and_by_idols _of_their do _not make _yourselves _unclean. (EZE 20:18)

OET-RV: 18 I told their children in the wilderness, “Don’t follow your parents’ habits or behaviour, and don’t defile yourselves with their idols. (EZE 20:18)

EXO 21:29

OET-LV: 29 And_if will _be_an _ox prone _to _gore it from_yesterday three _days _ago and_it _has _been _protested on_owner(s)_of_its and_not he_will _guard _it and_it _will _kill a _man or a _woman the_ox it _will _be _stoned _to _death and_also owner(s)_of_its he _will _be _put _to _death. (EXO 21:29)

OET-RV: 29 But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past and its owner was warned but didn’t keep it fenced in, and it kills a man or a woman, then the bull must be killed by throwing rocks at it and its owner must also be put to death. (EXO 21:29)

DEU 8:11

OET-LV: 11 Take _heed to/for_yourself(m) lest you _should _forget DOM YHWH god _of_your to_not to _keep commands _of_his and_judgements _of_his and_regulations _of_his which I am_commanding _of_you the_day. (DEU 8:11)

OET-RV: 11 Be careful not to forget your god Yahweh by failing to follow his instructions and rules and regulations that I’m telling you today. (DEU 8:11)

DEU 13:19

OET-LV: 19  if/because you _will _listen to_the _voice _of YHWH god _of_your to_guard/protect DOM all _of commands _of_his which I am_commanding _of_you the_day for_doing the_right in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH god _of_your. (DEU 13:19)

OET-RV: 18 when you listen to what he says—following all his instructions and doing what he says is the right thing to do. (DEU 13:18)

PSA 119:67

OET-LV: 67 Before I _was _afflicted I was_going _astray and_now message _of_your I _keep. (PSA 119:67)

OET-RV: 67 Before my troubles came, I went astray,
⇔ but now I observe your promises. (PSA 119:67)

PSA 119:57

OET-LV: 57 Portion _of_is_my YHWH I _have _said to_guard/protect words/messages _of_your. (PSA 119:57)

OET-RV: 57 Yahweh is who I’ve chosen.
⇔ I promise to obey what you’ve said. (PSA 119:57)

EXO 31:14

OET-LV: 14 And_you(pl)_will _observe DOM the_sabbath if/because is_a _holy _thing it to/for_you(pl) those _of_who_profane _it surely _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death if/because every _of (the)_one_who_does on_it work and_ the_living _creatures the_that _it _will _be _cut _off from_the _midst _of its _kinspeople(s)_of_her. (EXO 31:14)

OET-RV: 14 So you all must observe the rest day because it’s sacred for you. Anyone who treats it as an ordinary day must be put to death. Anyone who works on it must be expelled from the community. (EXO 31:14)

SNG 3:3

OET-LV: 3 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city DOM the_ self _of_my _one_whom _it _loves have _you(pl)_seen. (SNG 3:3)

OET-RV: 3 The guards going around in the city found me:
⇔ “Have you seen the man whom my soul loves?” (SNG 3:3)

NEH 3:29

OET-LV: 29 after_him Tsādōq/(Zadok) the _son _of ʼImmēr he _repaired before house _of_his _own and_after_him Shəmaˊ^yāh the _son _of Shəkan^yāh the _keeper _of the _gate _of the _east he _repaired. (NEH 3:29)

OET-RV: 29 Next to them, Immer’s son Tsadok repaired opposite his house, then Shecanyah’s son Shemayah the gatekeeper at the Eastern Gate repaired the next section. (NEH 3:29)

PSA 59:1

OET-LV: 59 To_choirmaster al- tashcheth of_Dāvid a _miktam when_ Shāʼūl/(Saul) _sent and_people _watched DOM the_house to_kill_him. (PSA 59:1)

OET-RV: (PSA 59:0)

PRO 10:17

OET-LV: 17 Is_a _path to_life one _who_keeps discipline and_one _who_neglects rebuke is_leading _astray. (PRO 10:17)

OET-RV: 17 The person who accepts instruction is on the path to life,
⇔ ^ but the one who rejects rebuke ends up lost. (PRO 10:17)

EXO 23:20

OET-LV: 20 HERE I am_about _to _send an _messenger to_your_face to_guard_you on_journey and_to_bring_you into the_place which I _have _prepared. (EXO 23:20)

OET-RV: 20 Listen, I’m about to send a messenger in front of you to guard you on the way, and to take you to the place that I have prepared. (EXO 23:20)

NUM 6:24

OET-LV: 24 may_he _bless _you YHWH and_may_he _keep _you. (NUM 6:24)

OET-RV: 24 May Yahweh bless you and protect you. (NUM 6:24)

JOB 39:1

OET-LV: 39 Do_you _know the_time _of mountain _goats _of rock of_the_bringing _forth does the_bringing _forth do _you _watch. (JOB 39:1)

OET-RV: 39 Do you know when it is that mountain goats give birth?
⇔ ≈ Do you watch the wild does having their fawns? (JOB 39:1)

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: ⇔  12 Yakov fled to Syria (Heb. Aram).
⇔ Yisrael worked to earn a wife,
⇔ and for a wife, he kept sheep. (HOS 12:12)

MAL 2:15

OET-LV: 15 And_not one he _made and_a _remnant _of spirit to_him/it and_what the_one seeking offspring _of god and_you(pl)_will _take _heed in_spirit _of_your(pl) and_with_the _wife _of your _youth(s)_of_your not let _anyone _deal _treacherously. (MAL 2:15)

OET-RV: 15 Didn’t Yahweh make you and your wife one and give you some of his spirit because he wanted godly children to come from your marriage? So guard yourselves in your spirit, and don’t be unfaithful to the woman you married when you were young. (MAL 2:15)

PSA 97:10

OET-LV: 10 Oh_you(pl)_who_love _of (of)_YHWH hate evil he_is_protecting the _lives _of his _faithful_people from_the_hand _of wicked_people he_delivers _them. (PSA 97:10)

OET-RV: 10 All you who love Yahweh, hate evil.
⇔ He protects the lives of his faithful ones—
⇔ he rescues them from the schemes of wicked people. (PSA 97:10)

SA2 20:3

OET-LV: 3 And_ Dāvid _he _came to house _of_his Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_ the_king _he/it _took DOM the_ten women concubines whom he _had _left to_guard/protect the_house and_he_put _them a _house _of confinement and_he_sustained _them and_into_them not he _went and_they _were locked _up until the _day _of died_they widowhood _of living. (SA2 20:3)

OET-RV: 3 When David got back to his Yerushalem palace, the ten slave-wives that he’d left behind to guard the palace, he moved them into a separate house. That place was guarded and he provided for them, but he didn’t sleep with them—thus they were locked up until they died living as widows. (SA2 20:3)

PRO 6:24

OET-LV: 24 To_keep_you from_a _woman _of evil from_smoothness _of tongue a _foreign_woman. (PRO 6:24)

OET-RV: 24 by keeping your from the evil woman—
⇔ from the smooth tongue of a foreign woman. (PRO 6:24)

PSA 41:3

OET-LV: 3  YHWH he_will _keep _him and_he_will _preserve _him _alive and_he _will _be _called _blessed on _the_earth do _not give_him in_the _desire _of his _enemies _of_his. (PSA 41:3)

OET-RV: 2 Yahweh will protect them and keep them alive,
⇔ and they will be blessed on the earth.
⇔ Yahweh will not hand them over to their enemies. (PSA 41:2)

DEU 16:12

OET-LV: 12 And_you _will _remember if/because _that a _slave you _were in_Miʦrayim and_you _will _take _care and_you _will _observe DOM the_regulations the_these. (DEU 16:12)

OET-RV: 12 Always remember that you were a slave in Egypt, so carefully follow those instructions. (DEU 16:12)

EST 2:8

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _was when_ the _edict _of the_king and_orders _of_his _were _heard and_when_ young _women many _were _gathered to Shūshan the_citadel into the _hand _of Hegai and_ ʼEştēr _she _was _taken to the _house _of the_king into the _hand _of Hegai the _one _who_kept _of the_women. (EST 2:8)

OET-RV: 8 So when the king’s command and decree became known, many young women were being brought into the capital city of Shushan and placed under Hegai’s charge, and this is what happened to Esther. (Hegai was the overseer of the women.) (EST 2:8)

CH2 7:17

OET-LV: 17 And_you(ms) if you _will _walk to/for_my_face/front just_as Dāvid father _of_your he _walked and_to_do according_to _all that I _commanded_you(ms) and_regulations _of_my and_judgements _of_my you _will _observe. (CH2 7:17)

OET-RV: 17 Also, if you’ll obey me like your father David did, and do everything that I’ve instructed you, and keep my rules and regulations, (CH2 7:17)

KI2 22:14

OET-LV: 14 And_ Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer and_ʼAḩīqām and_ˊAkbōr and_Shāfān and_ˊAsā^yāh _he/it _went to Ḩuldāh the_prophetess the _wife _of Shallūm the _son _of Tiqvāh the _son _of Ḩarḩaş the _one _who_kept the_garments and_she was_dwelling in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) in_district and_they _spoke to_her. (KI2 22:14)

OET-RV: 14 So Hilkiyah the priest and Ahikam, Akbor, Shafan, and Asayah went to the prophetess Huldah (the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the one in charge of looking after the priests’ uniforms who lived in the newer part of Yerushalem), and they spoke to her. (KI2 22:14)

KI1 8:58

OET-LV: 58 To_incline heart _of_our to_him/it to_go in_all ways _of_his and_to_keep commands _of_his and_regulations _of_his and_judgements _of_his which he _commanded DOM ancestors _of_our. (KI1 8:58)

OET-RV: 58 help us to want to follow him and walk on all his paths and obey his commands and statutes and judgements that he gave our ancestors. (KI1 8:58)

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)

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