Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #208322

OSHB 2 Chr 19:7 שִׁמְרוּ (shimrū) Strongs=8104 Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’
contextual word gloss=‘take_care’ word gloss=‘careful’
Morphology=Vqv2mp PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural
Year=-896

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Other uses (6) of identical word form שִׁמְרוּ (Morphology=Vqv2mp PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שִׁמְרוּ’ (Morphology=Vqv2mp PoS=qal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) has 4 different glosses: ‘keep’, ‘observe’, ‘protect’, ‘take_care’.

JOS 6:18 contextual word gloss=‘keep’ word gloss=‘keep’ OSHB JOS 6:18 word 3

OET-LV: 18 And_only you(pl) keep from the _devoted_thing[s] lest you(pl)_should _totally _destroy and_you(pl)_will _take any _of the _devoted_thing[s] and_you(pl)_will _make DOM the _camp _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) into_a _devoted _thing and_you(pl)_will _trouble it. (JOS_6:18)

OET-RV: 18 But for all of you, everything inside the city is forbidden—if any of you take anything out of the city then our camp would also then be marked for destruction and it would cause a lot of trouble. (JOS 6:18)

JOS 22:5 contextual word gloss=‘take_care’ word gloss=‘careful’ OSHB JOS 22:5 word 2

OET-LV: 5 Only take _care exceedingly for_doing DOM the_command and_DOM the_law which he _commanded you(pl) Mosheh the _servant _of YHWH to_love DOM YHWH god _of_your(pl) and_to_walk in_all ways _of_his and_to_keep commands _of_his and_to_cleave in_him/it and_to_serve_him in_all heart _of_your(pl) and_on/over_all being _of_your(pl). (JOS_22:5)

OET-RV: 5 Only do take care to continue to obey the instructions and the law that Yahweh’s servant Mosheh gave you: to love your god Yahweh, to follow him and his instructions, to stay close to him, and to serve him with all your hearts and your inner selves.” (JOS 22:5)

2 SAM 18:12 contextual word gloss=‘protect’ word gloss=‘protect’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:12 word 28

OET-LV: 12 And_he/it _said the_man to Yōʼāⱱ and_if I was_weighing on palms _of_my a _thousand silver not I _will _stretch _out hand _of_my against the _son _of the_king if/because in_our _of_ears he _commanded the_king you and_DOM ʼAⱱīshay and_DOM ʼIttay to_say protect whoever (in)_the_man (in)_ʼAⱱīshālōm. (SA2_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 “Even if you’d placed one thousand silver coins in my hands,” he replied, “I wouldn’t have harmed the king’s son, because we heard the king’s command with our own ears about looking out for Abshalom. (SA2 18:12)

1 CHR 28:8 contextual word gloss=‘observe’ word gloss=‘observe’ OSHB 1 CHR 28:8 word 9

OET-LV: 8 And_now to_the _eyes _of all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _assembly _of YHWH and_in_the _ears _of our _god _of_of observe and_seek all _of the _commands _of YHWH god _of_your(pl) so _that you(pl)_may _possess DOM the_earth/land (the)_good and_you(pl)_will _give_it_as _inheritance to_your(pl)_of_descendants after_you(pl) until perpetuity. (CH1_28:8)

OET-RV: 8 “So now, in front of all Yisrael, Yahweh’s assembly, and in the ears of our god, I challenge you all to discover and obey all the commands of your god Yahweh so that you’ll all possess the good land and you’ll all leave your sons after you to inherit it forever. (CH1 28:8)

ISA 56:1 contextual word gloss=‘keep’ word gloss=‘maintain’ OSHB ISA 56:1 word 4

OET-LV: 56 thus YHWH he _says keep justice and_do righteousness if/because is_near salvation _of_my to_come and_my _of_righteousness to_be _revealed. (ISA_56:1)

OET-RV: 56 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 56:1)

EZE 20:19 contextual word gloss=‘keep’ word gloss=‘keep’ OSHB EZE 20:19 word 8

OET-LV: 19 I am_YHWH god _of_your(pl) in_my _of_regulations walk and_DOM judgements _of_my keep and_do them. (EZE_20:19)

OET-RV: 19 I am Yahweh your god—follow my instructions, obey my regulations, (EZE 20:19)