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Hebrew wordlink #20928

OSHB Gen 42:17 מִשְׁמָר (mishmār) Strongs=4929 Lemma=‘מִשְׁמָר’
contextual word gloss=‘custody’ word gloss=‘prison’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1707 TimeSeries=7_years_of_famine,Joseph's_brothers_go_to_Egypt

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Other uses (9) of identical word form מִשְׁמָר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מִשְׁמָר’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 5 different glosses: ‘a_guard’, ‘custody’, ‘division’, ‘guard’, ‘guarding’.

1 CHR 26:16 contextual word gloss=‘guard’ word gloss=‘guard’ OSHB 1 CHR 26:16 word 9

OET-LV: 16 To_Shuppim and_to_Ḩoşāh to_west beside the _gate _of Shalleket on_highway which_goes_up guard alongside guard. (CH1_26:16)

OET-RV: 16 Shuppim’s and Hosah’s groups were allocated the western gate, along with the Shalleket gate on the uphill road with side-by-side guards. (CH1 26:16)

1 CHR 26:16 contextual word gloss=‘guard’ word gloss=‘guard’ OSHB 1 CHR 26:16 word 11

OET-LV: 16 To_Shuppim and_to_Ḩoşāh to_west beside the _gate _of Shalleket on_highway which_goes_up guard alongside guard. (CH1_26:16)

OET-RV: 16 Shuppim’s and Hosah’s groups were allocated the western gate, along with the Shalleket gate on the uphill road with side-by-side guards. (CH1 26:16)

NEH 4:3 contextual word gloss=‘a_guard’ word gloss=‘guard’ OSHB NEH 4:3 word 5

OET-LV: 3  and_we _prayed to god _of_our and_we _stationed a _guard on_them by _day and_night because_of_them. (NEH_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 Toviyyah the Ammonite was standing beside him and confirmed, “Yes, even if a fox walked over that stone wall that they’re building, it would make it fall down.” (NEH 4:3)

NEH 4:16 contextual word gloss=‘a_guard’ word gloss=‘guard’ OSHB NEH 4:16 word 14

OET-LV: 16  also at_time (the)_that I _said to_people each and_his _of_servant let _them _spend _the _night in _the_middle of _Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_they _will _be to/for_us the_night a _guard and_the_day work. (NEH_4:16)

OET-RV: 16 So from that day onwards, half of my young men would work on the rebuilding, while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, and breastplates, and the officials encouraged them all from behind. (NEH 4:16)

NEH 12:24 contextual word gloss=‘division’ word gloss=‘section’ OSHB NEH 12:24 word 16

OET-LV: 24 And_the _leaders _of the _Lēviyyiy were_Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh Shērēⱱə^yāh and_Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) the _son _of Qadmī^ʼēl and_their _of_brothers were_to_before_them to_praise to_give _thanks by_the _command _of Dāvid the _man _of the_ʼElohīm division corresponding_to _of division. (NEH_12:24)

OET-RV: 24 The Levites’ leaders were Hashavyah, Shereveyah, and Kadmiel’s son Yeshua with their brothers serving opposite them in each service to praise and give thanks as had been commanded by David, the man of God. (NEH 12:24)

NEH 12:24 contextual word gloss=‘division’ word gloss=‘section’ OSHB NEH 12:24 word 18

NEH 12:25 contextual word gloss=‘guard’ word gloss=‘guard’ OSHB NEH 12:25 word 9

OET-LV: 25 Mattan^yāh and_Baqbuq^yāh ˊOⱱad^yāh Məshullām Ţalmōn ˊAqqūⱱ who_kept were_gatekeepers guard at_the _storerooms _of the _gates. (NEH_12:25)

OET-RV: 25 Mattanyah, Bakbukyah, Ovadyah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkuv were gatekeepers who stood guard at the storerooms near the temple gates. (NEH 12:25)

JOB 7:12 contextual word gloss=‘a_guard’ word gloss=‘guard’ OSHB JOB 7:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 the_sea am_I or the_sea _monster (cmp) you _will _set over_me a _guard. (JOB_7:12)

OET-RV: 12 Do you think that I’m the sea or the sea monster
⇔ that you will station a guard to watch me? (JOB 7:12)

PROV 4:23 contextual word gloss=‘guarding’ word gloss=‘vigilance’ OSHB PROV 4:23 word 2

OET-LV: 23 From_all guarding guard heart _of_your if/because from_him/it the_sources _of life. (PRO_4:23)

OET-RV: 23 Guard your mind and thoughts more than anything else,
⇔ → because the way you live all your life, bubbles out from your values. (PRO 4:23)

Hebrew words (7) other than מִשְׁמָר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘custody’

GEN 40:3 בְּמִשְׁמַר (bəmishmar) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מִשְׁמָר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, the_custody_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, custody_of’ OSHB GEN 40:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 And_he/it _gave DOM_them in_the _custody _of the _house _of the _commander _of the _bodyguards into the _house _of the _prison the _place _of (of)_where Yōşēf/(Joseph) was_imprisoned there. (GEN_40:3)

OET-RV: 3 and he put them in the custody of the chief of the guards—in the prison where Yosef was also being held. (GEN 40:3)

GEN 40:4 בְּמִשְׁמָר (bəmishmār) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מִשְׁמָר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, custody’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, custody’ OSHB GEN 40:4 word 11

OET-LV: 4 And_ the _commander _of _he _appointed of_the _bodyguards DOM Yōşēf with_them and_he _served DOM_them and_they _were days in_custody. (GEN_40:4)

OET-RV: 4 There the chief of the guards assigned Yosef to serve them.
¶ After they’d been in custody for quite some time, (GEN 40:4)

GEN 40:7 בְמִשְׁמַר (ⱱəmishmar) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מִשְׁמָר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, the_custody_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, custody_of’ OSHB GEN 40:7 word 7

OET-LV: 7 And_he _asked DOM the _officials _of Parˊoh who with_him/it in_the _custody _of the _house _of his _master(s)_of_of to_say why your(pl)_faces sad the_day. (GEN_40:7)

OET-RV: 7 so he asked the two former officials of Far’oh, “Why are you looking so upset today?” (GEN 40:7)

GEN 41:10 בְּמִשְׁמַר (bəmishmar) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מִשְׁמָר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, the_custody_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, custody_of’ OSHB GEN 41:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 Parˊoh he _was _angry towards servants _of_his and_he/it _gave DOM_me in_the _custody _of the _house _of the _commander _of the _bodyguards DOM_me and_DOM the _chief _of the _bakers. (GEN_41:10)

OET-RV: 10 The king had been angry with his servants, and he put me in the custody of the chief of the guards in his prison—me and the chief of the bakers. (GEN 41:10)

GEN 42:19 מִשְׁמַרְכֶם (mishmarkem) Lemmas=‘מִשְׁמָר’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘your_custody_of, of’ morpheme glosses=‘prison_of, you(pl)’ OSHB GEN 42:19 word 8

OET-LV: 19 If are_honest you(pl) brother _of_your(pl) one let _him _be _imprisoned in_house _of your _custody _of_of and_you(pl) go take the _grain _of the _hunger _of your(pl)_households _of_of. (GEN_42:19)

OET-RV: 19 If you are actually honest, leave one of your brothers in prison here, and you others go and take grain back to feed your families. (GEN 42:19)

LEV 24:12 בַּמִּשְׁמָר (bammishmār) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מִשְׁמָר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, custody’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, custody’ OSHB LEV 24:12 word 2

OET-LV: 12 And_they_placed _him in_custody to_decide to/for_them on the _mouth _of YHWH. (LEV_24:12)

OET-RV: 12 They held him in custody while waiting for Yahweh’s decision. (LEV 24:12)

NUM 15:34 בַּמִּשְׁמָר (bammishmār) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מִשְׁמָר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, custody’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, custody’ OSHB NUM 15:34 word 3

OET-LV: 34 And_they _left DOM_him/it in_custody if/because not it _had _been _decided what will _it _be _done to_him/it. (NUM_15:34)

OET-RV: 34 They put him into custody, because it hadn’t been decided what to do with him, (NUM 15:34)