Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #83835

OSHB Deu 4:23 הִשָּׁמְרוּ (hishshāmərū) Strongs=8104 Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’
contextual word gloss=‘Take_heed’ word gloss=‘Careful’
Morphology=VNv2mp PoS=niphal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural
Year=-1451

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Other uses (3) of identical word form הִשָּׁמְרוּ (Morphology=VNv2mp PoS=niphal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הִשָּׁמְרוּ’ (Morphology=VNv2mp PoS=niphal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) is always and only glossed as ‘take_heed’.

EXO 19:12 contextual word gloss=‘take_heed’ word gloss=‘careful’ OSHB EXO 19:12 word 6

OET-LV: 12 And_you _will _set _bounds _for DOM the_people all _around to_say take _heed to/for_you(pl) to _go _up on_mountain and_to _touch (in)_its _of_edge every _of (the)_one_who_touches (in)_mountain surely _(die) he _will _be _put _to _death. (EXO_19:12)

OET-RV: 12 Set boundaries for the people all around, and tell them, ‘Don’t climb on the mountain or touch its edge, because anyone who does will definitely be executed. (EXO 19:12)

DEU 11:16 contextual word gloss=‘take_heed’ word gloss=‘take_care’ OSHB DEU 11:16 word 1

OET-LV: 16 Take _heed to/for_you(pl) lest it _should _be _deceived heart _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _turn _aside and_you(pl)_will _serve gods other and_you(pl)_will _bow _down to/for_them. (DEU_11:16)

OET-RV: 16 Guard yourselves to make sure that you’re not deceived and end up turning around to serve other ‘gods’ and bow down to them, (DEU 11:16)

JER 17:21 contextual word gloss=‘take_heed’ word gloss=‘take_care’ OSHB JER 17:21 word 4

OET-LV: 21 thus YHWH he _says take _heed to_your(pl)_of_lives and_do _not carry a _burden in/on_day of_the _sabbath and_you(pl)_will _bring_it in_the _gates _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (JER_17:21)

OET-RV: 21 ◙ (JER 17:21)