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OSHB Psa 130:6 שֹׁמְרִים (shomrīm) Strongs=8104 Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’
contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’
Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute

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Other uses (8) of identical word form שֹׁמְרִים (Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שֹׁמְרִים’ (Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) has 6 different glosses: ‘[are]_keeping’, ‘[were]_keeping’, ‘[who]_kept’, ‘[who_were]_keeping’, ‘guarding’, ‘watchmen’.

NUM 3:38 contextual word gloss=‘[who_were]_keeping’ word gloss=‘having_charge_of’ OSHB NUM 3:38 word 12

OET-LV: 38 And_those_who_encamped to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_tabernacle eastward to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tent _of meeting eastward were_Mosheh and_ʼAhₐron and_his _of_sons who _were_keeping the _duty _of the _sanctuary to_the _duty _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_the_stranger (the)_approaching he _will _be _put _to _death. (NUM_3:38)

OET-RV: 38 Mosheh and Aharon and his sons set up their tents in front of the entrance on the eastern side of the sacred tent. They were in charge of that tent and the needs of the Israelis. Any stranger who approached had to be executed. (NUM 3:38)

1 CHR 12:30 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_keeping’ word gloss=‘kept’ OSHB 1 CHR 12:30 word 11

OET-LV: 30  and_from the _descendants _of Binyāmīn the _relatives _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) three _of thousand(s) and_unto now part _of_their _greater were_keeping the _duty _of the _house _of Shāʼūl. (CH1_12:30)

OET-RV: • 30 From Efrayim: 20,800 powerful warriors who were admired within their own clans (CH1 12:30)

2 CHR 13:11 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_keeping’ word gloss=‘keep’ OSHB 2 CHR 13:11 word 22

OET-LV: 11 And_they_are_making _smoke to/for_YHWH burnt _offerings in_morning in_morning and_in_evening in_evening and_incense _of perfume(s) and_the_row _of bread was_on the_table (the)_clean and_the _lampstand _of the_gold and_its _of_lamps to_burn in_evening in_evening if/because are_keeping we DOM the _duty _of YHWH god _of_our and_you(pl) you(pl)_have _abandoned DOM_him/it. (CH2_13:11)

OET-RV: 11 Every morning and every evening, they sacrifice burnt offerings to Yahweh, and spiced incense. There’s sacred bread on the display table, and the lamps in the gold lampstand give light every evening because we are following the instructions of our god Yahweh, but you all have abandoned him. (CH2 13:11)

NEH 12:25 contextual word gloss=‘[who]_kept’ word gloss=‘standing_guard’ OSHB NEH 12:25 word 7

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)

NEH 13:22 contextual word gloss=‘guarding’ word gloss=‘guard’ OSHB NEH 13:22 word 7

OET-LV: 22 and_I_said to_Lēviyyiy (cmp) they _will _be purifying _themselves and_coming guarding the_gates to_keep _holy DOM the _day _of the _sabbath also this remember to/for_me my _god _of_Oh and_have_mercy on_me according_to _the _greatness _of your _covenant _loyalty _of_of. (NEH_13:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then I told the Levites that they should purify themselves and then come to the gates to monitor them on the rest day.
§ My god, remember me having to deal with this, and show your amazing loyal faithfulness towards me. (NEH 13:22)

ISA 62:6 contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB ISA 62:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 On walls _of_your Oh _Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) I _have _appointed watchmen all _of the_day and_all the_night continually not they _will _be _silent Oh_you(pl)_who_cause _to _remember DOM YHWH let_not rest belong_to_you(pl). (ISA_62:6)

OET-RV: ⇔  6 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 62:6)

JER 51:12 contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB JER 51:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 Against the _walls _of Bāⱱel lift _up a _standard strengthen the_watch station watchmen prepare the_ambushers if/because both he _has _planned YHWH as _well _as he _will _do DOM that_which he _spoke concerning the _inhabitants _of Bāⱱel. (JER_51:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙
¶ … (JER 51:12)

MAL 2:9 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_keeping’ word gloss=‘keeping’ OSHB MAL 2:9 word 12

OET-LV: 9 And_also I I _have _made you(pl) despised and_lowly to/from_all/each/any/every the_people according_to_the_mouth _of that not_you(pl) are_keeping DOM ways _of_my and_you(pl)_are_lifting _up faces in_instruction. (MAL_2:9)

OET-RV: 9 “So that’s why I’ve caused you all to be despised by all the people and humiliated—because you all haven’t followed me, but rather you’ve been biased in matters of the law.” (MAL 2:9)

Hebrew words (13) other than שֹׁמְרִים (Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘watchmen’

Have 13 other words (הַשֹּׁמְרִים, הַשֹּׁמְרִים, נוֹצְרִים, נֹצְרִים, צֹפִים, צֹפַיִךְ, צֹפִים, הַשֹּׁמְרִים, מְצַפֶּיךָ, נוֹצְרִים, שֹׁמְרֵי, הַצֹּפִים, מִשֹּׁמְרִים) with 8 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘נָצַר’, Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’, Lemma=‘צפה’, Lemma=‘צָפָה’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘צָפָה’, Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘שָׁמַר’, Lemmas=‘צָפָה’, ‘הוּא’)

NUM 23:14 צֹפִים (ʦofīm) Lemma=‘צפה’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘zophim’ OSHB NUM 23:14 word 3

OET-LV: 14 And_he_took _him the_field _of watchmen to the _top _of (the)_Pişgāh and_he/it _built seven altars and_he/it _ascended a _young _bull and_a _ram on_altar. (NUM_23:14)

OET-RV: 14 So he took Bileam to a field at the top of Mt. Pisgah, and he built seven altars and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar. (NUM 23:14)

JDG 7:19 הַשֹּׁמְרִים (hashshomrīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, watch’ OSHB JDG 7:19 word 16

OET-LV: 19 and_ Gidˊōn _he _went and_one _hundred man who with_him/it in_the _edge _of the _camp the _beginning _of the _watch (the)_middle just just _(station) they _had _stationed DOM the_watchmen and_they _gave _a _blast on_trumpets and_they _smashed the_jars which were_in_their _of_hand. (JDG_7:19)

OET-RV: 19 When Gideon and the hundred men with him got to the edge of the camp, it was the beginning of the middle nightwatch and the fresh guards had just gotten into their places. Gideon and his unit blew their trumpets and smashed the jars that they were carrying. (JDG 7:19)

1 SAM 14:16 הַצֹּפִים (haʦʦofīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘צָפָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, lookouts’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 And_they _saw the_watchmen of_Shāʼūl/(Saul) at_Giⱱˊāh of _Binyāmīn and_see/lo/see the_multitude it _melted _away and_he/it _went and_here. (SA1_14:16)

OET-RV: 16 Sha’uls lookouts in Gibeah (in Benyamite territory) saw to their surprise that their opponents were starting to scatter in every direction. (SA1 14:16)

2 KI 17:9 נוֹצְרִים (nōʦərīm) Lemma=‘נָצַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘ones_watching’ OSHB 2 KI 17:9 word 17

OET-LV: 9 And_ the _people _of _they _did _secretly of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) things which were_not right on YHWH god _of_their and_they _built to/for_them high _places in_all cities _of_their from_a _tower _of watchmen unto a _city _of fortification. (KI2_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 The Israelis had done things secretly that their god Yahweh had said weren’t right, and they’d built hilltop shrines everywhere from the largest fortified cities to the smallest towns. (KI2 17:9)

2 KI 18:8 נוֹצְרִים (nōʦərīm) Lemma=‘נָצַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘ones_watching’ OSHB 2 KI 18:8 word 10

OET-LV: 8 He he _defeated DOM the_Fəlishtiy to ˊAzzāh and_DOM territories _of_its from_a _tower _of watchmen unto a _city _of fortification. (KI2_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 He attacked and defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders—both the smaller towns and the fortified city. (KI2 18:8)

PSA 130:6 מִשֹּׁמְרִים (mishshomrīm) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘more, than_watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘more_than, watchmen’ OSHB PSA 130:6 word 3

OET-LV: 6 Self _of_my for_the_of_master more_than _watchmen for_morning watchmen for_morning. (PSA_130:6)

OET-RV: 6 I wait for my master to help me—
⇔ more eagerly than the night guard looks forward to the morning. (PSA 130:6)

SNG 3:3 הַשֹּׁמְרִים (hashshomrīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ OSHB SNG 3:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city DOM the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my 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)

SNG 5:7 הַשֹּׁמְרִים (hashshomrīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ OSHB SNG 5:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city they_struck _me they_wounded _me they _lifted DOM shawl _of_my from_on_me the _watchmen _of the _walls. (SNG_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 The guards going about in the city found me.
⇔ They beat me and wounded me.
⇔ The guards of the walls took my shawl off me. (SNG 5:7)

SNG 5:7 שֹׁמְרֵי (shomrēy) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘the_watchmen_of’ word gloss=‘sentinels_of’ OSHB SNG 5:7 word 11

OET-LV: 7 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city they_struck _me they_wounded _me they _lifted DOM shawl _of_my from_on_me the _watchmen _of the _walls. (SNG_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 The guards going about in the city found me.
⇔ They beat me and wounded me.
⇔ The guards of the walls took my shawl off me. (SNG 5:7)

ISA 52:8 צֹפַיִךְ (ʦofayik) Lemmas=‘צָפָה’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, your_watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘watchmen_of, your’ OSHB ISA 52:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 The _voice _of your _watchmen they _will _lift _up a _voice together they _will _shout _for _joy if/because eye in_eye they _will _see when_returns YHWH Tsiyyōn. (ISA_52:8)

OET-RV: 8 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 52:8)

JER 6:17 צֹפִים (ʦofīm) Lemma=‘צָפָה’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB JER 6:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 And_I _raised _up over_you(pl) watchmen pay _attention to_sound/voice a _trumpet and_they _said not we _will _pay _attention. (JER_6:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (JER 6:17)

JER 31:6 נֹצְרִים (noʦrīm) Lemma=‘נָצַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB JER 31:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 If/because there_will _be a _day when_they _will _call _out watchmen in_the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim arise and_let _us _go _up Tsiyyōn/(Zion) to YHWH god _of_our. (JER_31:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◙ (JER 31:6)

MIC 7:4 מְצַפֶּיךָ (məʦapeykā) Lemmas=‘צָפָה’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, your_watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘watchmen_of, your’ OSHB MIC 7:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 Their _good _of_person is_like_a _thorn-bush an _upright_person more_than _a _thorn _hedge the _day _of your _watchmen punishment _of_your it _has _come now confusion _of_their it _will _be. (MIC_7:4)

OET-RV: 4 The best of them is like a thorn-bush.
⇔ ≈ The most upright is worse than a prickly hedge.
⇔ It’s the day foretold by your watchmen—
⇔ the day of your punishment.
⇔ Now is the time of their confusion. (MIC 7:4)