Genesis 26:5

King James 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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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:16 : 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for 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 Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Jas 2:21 : 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Gen 12:4 : 4 So Abram departed, as the LORD 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 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.
Ps 112:1-2 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, 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 degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
Matt 5:19 : 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 7:24 : 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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