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Deuteronomy 12:30
“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8104 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- 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).
- Grammar
- הִשָּׁ֣מֶר — verb Niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 469 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:15Genesis 3:24Genesis 4:9Genesis 17:9Genesis 17:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁמַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.