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שָׁמַר

Definition and meaning

shamar (shaw-mar') v. 1. (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard 2. (generally) to protect, attend to, etc [a primitive root] KJV: beward, 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).

Tagged KJV passages

440 matching verses - 468.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Matched English: keep
Genesis 3:24

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Matched English: keep
Genesis 4:9

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Matched English: keeper
Genesis 17:9

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

Matched English: keep
Genesis 17:10

This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

Matched English: keep
Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Matched English: keep
Genesis 24:6

And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

Matched English: Beware
Genesis 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Matched English: kept
Genesis 28:15

And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

Matched English: keep
Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Matched English: me
Genesis 30:31

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

Matched English: keep
Genesis 31:24

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Matched English: heed
Genesis 31:29

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Matched English: heed
Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Matched English: observed
Genesis 41:35

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

Matched English: keep
Exodus 10:28

And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

Matched English: heed
Exodus 12:17

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Matched English: observe, observe
Exodus 12:24

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

Matched English: observe
Exodus 12:25

And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

Matched English: keep
Exodus 13:10

Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

Matched English: keep
Exodus 15:26

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Matched English: keep
Exodus 16:28

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Matched English: keep
Exodus 19:5

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Matched English: keep
Exodus 19:12

And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

Matched English: heed