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Hebrew wordlink #312027

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OSHB Jer 17:21 הִשָּׁמְרוּ (hishshāmərū) Strongs=8104 Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’
contextual word gloss=‘take_heed’ word gloss=‘take_care’
Morphology=VNv2mp PoS=niphal_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural
Year=-611 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Jeremiah

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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 4:23 contextual word gloss=‘take_heed’ word gloss=‘careful’ OSHB DEU 4:23 word 1

OET-LV: 23 Take _heed to/for_you(pl) lest you(pl)_should _forget DOM the _covenant _of YHWH god _of_your(pl) which he _has _made with_you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _make to/for_you(pl) an _image a _form _of anything which he_commanded _you YHWH god _of_your. (DEU_4:23)

OET-RV: 23 Take great care that you all don’t forget the agreement with your god Yahweh. Don’t make any idols for yourselves in the form of anything that your god Yahweh has ordered you all not to, (DEU 4:23)

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)