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Genesis 26

Gen. 26:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because
`eqeb (Hebrew #6118)
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
KJV usage: X because, by, end, for, if, reward.
Pronounce: ay'-keb
Origin: from 6117 in the sense of 6119
that Abraham
'Abraham (Hebrew #85)
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram
KJV usage: Abraham.
Pronounce: ab-raw-hawm'
Origin: contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
obeyed
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
my voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
b, and kept
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: 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).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
my charge
mishmereth (Hebrew #4931)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party
KJV usage: charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
Pronounce: mish-mer'-reth
Origin: fem. of 4929
, my commandments
mitsvah (Hebrew #4687)
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
KJV usage: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
Pronounce: mits-vaw'
Origin: from 6680
, my statutes
chuqqah (Hebrew #2708)
feminine of 2706, and meaning substantially the same
KJV usage: appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
Pronounce: khook-kaw'
, and my laws
towrah (Hebrew #8451)
from 3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: to-raw'
Origin: or torah {to-raw'}
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Gen. 22:18• 18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:18)

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Gen. 12:4• 4And Abram departed, 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. 12:4)
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Gen. 17:23• 23{i}And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money—every male among the people of Abraham's house—and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that same day, as God had said to him.{/i} (Gen. 17:23)
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Gen. 18:19• 19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do justice and judgment; that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. (Gen. 18:19)
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Gen. 22:16,18• 16and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son;
 18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:16,18)
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Psa. 112:1‑2• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}Blessed [is] the man fearing Jehovah,{HR}In his commandments delighting greatly.
 2Mighty on the earth shall be his seed;{HR}The generation of the upright shall be blessed. (Psa. 112:1‑2)
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Psa. 128:1‑6• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Happy [is] every fearer of Jehovah,{HR}That walketh in his ways.
 2Labour of thy hands when thou shalt eat,{HR}Happy thou and well with thee:
 3Thy wife as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house;{HR}Thy sons as plants of olives around thy table.
 4Behold, thus shall be blessed{HR}A man fearing Jehovah.
 5Jehovah shall bless thee out of Zion;{HR}And see thou (in) the good of Jerusalem all thy life's days;
 6And see sons of thy sons.{HR}Peace [be] upon Israel. (Psa. 128:1‑6)
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Matt. 5:19• 19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall do and teach [them], he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 5:19)
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Matt. 7:24• 24Whoever therefore heareth these my words and doeth them, I will liken him to a prudent man which built his house upon the rock; (Matt. 7:24)
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1 Cor. 15:58• 58Wherefore, my brethren beloved, be firm, immoveable, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that your toil is not empty in [the] Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58)
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Gal. 5:6• 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision hath any force nor uncircumcision, but faith working by love. (Gal. 5:6)
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Heb. 11:8• 8By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out into a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out not knowing where he was going. (Heb. 11:8)
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James 2:21• 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar? (James 2:21)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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