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Leviticus 20:8

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Masoretic Text 1524

H8104 And ye shall keep ושׁמרתם

H853 את

H2708 my statutes חקתי

H6213 and do ועשׂיתם

H853 אתם

H589 them I אני

H3068 am the LORD יהוה

H6942 which sanctify מקדשׁכם׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

shall

H8104 keep

H2708 statutes

and

H6213 do

them

H589 I

the

H3068 LORD

which

H6942 sanctify

you

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H8104

Hebrew: שָׁמַר

Transliteration: shâmar

Pronunciation: shaw-mar'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {beware} be {circumspect} take heed (to {self}) keep ({-er} {self}) {mark} look {narrowly} {observe} {preserve} {regard} {reserve} save ({self}) {sure} (that lay) wait ({for}) watch (-man).

Definition:

properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc.

1. to keep, guard, observe, give heed

a. (Qal)

1. to keep, have charge of

2. to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a

b. watch, watchman (participle)

1. to watch for, wait for

2. to watch, observe

3. to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)

4. to keep (within bounds), restrain

5. to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)

6. to keep, preserve, protect

7. to keep, reserve

c. (Niphal)

1. to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware

2. to keep oneself, refrain, abstain

3. to be kept, be guarded

d. (Piel) to keep, pay heed

e. (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906