Usually translated as
keep, observe, take heed, keeper, preserve, watch, mark, wait, watchman, regard, be circumspect, look narrowly, save, sure, beward, reserve
Occurrences
Shâmar occurs 467 times in 439 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (15), Exodus (24), Leviticus (16), Numbers (19), Deuteronomy (65), Joshua (10), Judges (6), 1 Samuel (16), 2 Samuel (10), 1 Kings (21), 2 Kings (18), 1 Chronicles (9), 2 Chronicles (14), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (11), Esther (6), Job (12), Psalms (66), Proverbs (29), Ecclesiastes (9), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (10), Jeremiah (13), Ezekiel (19), Daniel (1), Hosea (4), Amos (2), Jonah (1), Micah (2), Zechariah (2), Malachi (6)
- Genesis 2:15 — And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep (וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ) it.
- Genesis 3:24 — So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep (לִשְׁמֹ֕ר) the way of the tree of life.
- Genesis 4:9 — And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper (הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר)?
- Genesis 17:9 — And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep (תִשְׁמֹ֑ר) my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
- Genesis 17:10 — This is my covenant, which ye shall keep (תִּשְׁמְר֗וּ), between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
- Genesis 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep (וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙) the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Genesis 24:6 — And Abraham said unto him, Beware (הִשָּׁ֣מֶר) thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
- Genesis 26:5 — Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept (וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙) my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
- Genesis 28:15 — And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep (וּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙) thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
- Genesis 28:20 — And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep (וּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙) me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
- Genesis 30:31 — And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep (אֶשְׁמֹֽר) thy flock:
- Genesis 31:24 — And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed (הִשָּׁ֧מֶר) that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
- Genesis 31:29 — It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed (הִשָּׁ֧מֶר) that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
- Genesis 37:11 — And his brethren envied him; but his father observed (שָׁמַ֥ר) the saying.
- Genesis 41:35 — And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep (וְשָׁמָֽרוּ) food in the cities.
- Exodus 10:28 — And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed (הִשָּׁ֣מֶר) to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
- Exodus 12:17 — And ye shall observe (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮) the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
- Exodus 12:17 — And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞ם) this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
- Exodus 12:24 — And ye shall observe (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם) this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
- Exodus 12:25 — And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם) this service.
- Exodus 13:10 — Thou shalt therefore keep (וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛) this ordinance in his season from year to year.
- Exodus 15:26 — And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep (וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֖) all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
- Exodus 16:28 — And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep (לִשְׁמֹ֥ר) my commandments and my laws?
- Exodus 19:5 — Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם) my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
- Exodus 19:12 — And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed (הִשָּׁמְר֥וּ) to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
- Exodus 20:6 — And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep (וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י) my commandments.
- Exodus 21:29 — But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in (יִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּ), but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
- Exodus 21:36 — Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in (יִשְׁמְרֶ֖נּוּ); he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
- Exodus 22:7 — If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep (לִשְׁמֹ֔ר), and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
- Exodus 22:10 — If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep (לִשְׁמֹ֑ר); and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
- Exodus 23:13 — And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect (תִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּ): and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
- Exodus 23:15 — Thou shalt keep (תִּשְׁמֹר֒) the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)
- Exodus 23:20 — Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep (לִשְׁמָרְךָ֖) thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
- Exodus 23:21 — Beware (הִשָּׁ֧מֶר) of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
- Exodus 31:13 — Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep (תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ): for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
- Exodus 31:14 — Ye shall keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙) the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
- Exodus 31:16 — Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep (וְשָׁמְר֥וּ) the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
- Exodus 34:11 — Observe (שְׁמָ֨ר) thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
- Exodus 34:12 — Take heed (הִשָּׁ֣מֶר) to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
- Exodus 34:18 — The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep (תִּשְׁמֹר֒). Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
- Leviticus 8:35 — Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם) the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
- Leviticus 18:4 — Ye shall do my judgments, and keep (תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ) mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 18:5 — Ye shall therefore keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם) my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 18:26 — Ye shall therefore keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם) my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
- Leviticus 18:30 — Therefore shall ye keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם) mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 19:3 — Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep (תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ) my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 19:19 — Ye shall keep (תִּשְׁמֹרוּ֒) my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
- Leviticus 19:30 — Ye shall keep (תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ) my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 19:37 — Therefore shall ye observe (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם) all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 20:8 — And ye shall keep (וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙) my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.