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1 Kings 2:3

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I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;	And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:	That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And keep^H8104 the charge^H4931 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, to walk^H3212 in his ways^H1870, to keep^H8104 his statutes^H2708, and his commandments^H4687, and his judgments^H4941, and his testimonies^H5715, as it is written^H3789 in the law^H8451 of Moses^H4872, that thou mayest prosper^H7919 in all that thou doest^H6213, and whithersoever thou turnest^H6437 thyself:

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Original Hebrew

וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת ׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכָיו לִשְׁמֹר חֻקֹּתָיו מִצְוֹתָיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְעֵדְוֹתָיו כַּכָּתוּב בְּתֹורַת מֹשֶׁה לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּיל אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר תִּפְנֶה שָׁם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/שָׁמַרְתָּ֞	ve./sha.mar.Ta	H8104	HC/Vqq2ms	and/ you will keep
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת	mish.Me.ret	H4931	HNcfsc	(the) charge of
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ	'e.lo.Hei./kha	H430	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	God/ your
לָ/לֶ֤כֶת	la./Le.khet	H3212	HR/Vqc	to/ walk
בִּ/דְרָכָי/ו֙	bi/d.ra.Kha/v	H1870	HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms	in/ ways/ his
לִ/שְׁמֹ֨ר	li/sh.Mor	H8104	HR/Vqc	to/ keep
חֻקֹּתָ֤י/ו	chu.ko.Ta/v	H2708	HNcbpc/Sp3ms	statutes/ his
מִצְוֺתָי/ו֙	mitz.vo.Ta/v	H4687	HNcfpc/Sp3ms	commandments/ his
וּ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֣י/ו	u./mish.pa.Ta/v	H4941	HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms	and/ judgments/ his
וְ/עֵדְוֺתָ֔י/ו	ve./'e.de.vo.Ta/v	H5715	HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms	and/ testimonies/ his
כַּ/כָּת֖וּב	ka./ka.Tuv	H3789	HRd/Vqsmsa	according to (the)/ (what) is written
בְּ/תוֹרַ֣ת	be./to.Rat	H8451	HR/Ncfsc	in/ (the) law of
מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mo.Sheh	H4872	HNp	Moses
לְמַ֣עַן	le.Ma.'an	H4616	HR	so that
תַּשְׂכִּ֗יל	tas.Kil	H7919	HVhi2ms	you may cause to prosper
אֵ֚ת	'et	H853	HTo	(obj.)
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	that
תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה	ta.'a.Seh	H6213	HVqi2ms	you will do
וְ/אֵ֛ת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	every
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	where
תִּפְנֶ֖ה	tif.Neh	H6437	HVqi2ms	you will turn
שָֽׁם	Sham	H8033	HD	there

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
• H2708 — חֻקָּה (chuqqâh, khook-kaw'): feminine of חֹק, and meaning substantially the same; {an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}; appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H3789 — כָּתַב (kâthab, kaw-thab'): a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe); describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
• H4687 — מִצְוָה (mitsvâh, mits-vaw'): from צָוָה; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law); (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
• H4872 — מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh, mo-sheh'): from מָשָׁה; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver; Moses.
• H4931 — מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmereth, mish-mer'-reth): feminine of מִשְׁמָר; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party; charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
• H4941 — מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'): from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
• H5715 — עֵדוּת (ʻêdûwth, ay-dooth'): feminine of עֵד; testimony; testimony, witness.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H6437 — פָּנָה (pânâh, paw-naw'): a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.; appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).
• H7919 — שָׂכַל (sâkal, saw-kal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent; consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; 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).
• H8451 — תּוֹרָה (tôwrâh, to-raw'): or תֹּרָה; from יָרָה; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch; law.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H4616 — מַעַן (maʻan, mah'-an): from עָנָה; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that; because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
• H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

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