Genesis 26:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָהָ֖ם בְּקֹלִ֑י וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י מִצְוֺתַ֖י חֻקּוֹתַ֥י וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃

Transliteration

ʿēqeb that-šāmaʿ ʾabrāhām in-my-voice and-wayyišmōr my-mišmartî my-miṣwōtay my-ḥuqqôtay and-my-tôrōtāy

Grammar Details

*ʿēqeb*: masculine singular noun - because/as a result
*šāmaʿ*: 3rd masculine singular Qal perfect of שמע - he obeyed/listened
*ʾabrāhām*: proper noun - Abraham
*wayyišmōr*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of שמר - and he kept
*mišmartî*: feminine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my charge/obligation
*miṣwōtay*: feminine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my commandments
*ḥuqqôtay*: feminine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my statutes
*tôrōtāy*: feminine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my laws/instructions

Word Meanings

*ʿēqeb*: because/as a consequence/because of the fact
*šāmaʿ*: obeyed/listened to/hearkened to
*mišmartî*: my charge/my obligation/my requirement/my duty
*tôrōtāy*: my laws/my instructions/my teachings

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:16 : 16 and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
Gen 22:18 : 18 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Jas 2:21 : 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
Gen 12:4 : 4 So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Gen 17:23 : 23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Gen 18:19 : 19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Ps 112:1-2 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Ps 128:1-6 : 1 A Song of Ascents. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah. 5 Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Matt 5:19 : 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 7:24 : 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:
1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

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