Genesis 26:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
מִשְׁמֶרֶת
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
עֵקֶב
consequence
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עֵקֶב
a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of
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שָׁמַע
he listened
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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חֻקָּה
statutes/ my
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חֻקָּה
{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}
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מִצְוָה
commandments/ my
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מִצְוָה
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
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