1 Kings

1 Kings 2:3

³And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And keep	וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞	wə·šā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the charge	מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת׀	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4931 guard, watch
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
to walk	לָלֶ֤כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
in His ways	בִּדְרָכָיו֙	biḏ·rā·ḵāw	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and to keep	לִשְׁמֹ֨ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
His statutes	חֻקֹּתָ֤יו	ḥuq·qō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
commandments	מִצְוֺתָיו֙	miṣ·wō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4687 commandment
ordinances	וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו	ū·miš·pā·ṭāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and decrees	וְעֵדְוֺתָ֔יו	wə·‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5715 testimony
as written	כַּכָּת֖וּב	kak·kā·ṯūḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H3789 write
in the Law	בְּתוֹרַ֣ת	bə·ṯō·w·raṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
so that	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you may prosper	תַּשְׂכִּ֗יל	taś·kîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7919 be prudent
in all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you do	תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and wherever	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you turn	תִּפְנֶ֖ה	tip̄·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6437 turn

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 29:9 · Proverbs 3:1–4 · Psalm 119:2 · Deuteronomy 17:18–20 · 1 Chronicles 22:12–13 · Joshua 1:7–8 · Psalm 1:2–3 · 1 Chronicles 29:19 · 2 Chronicles 31:20–21 · 1 Samuel 18:14 · Malachi 4:4 · Psalm 119:138

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.