2 Samuel 22:22

Hebrew	כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖רְתִּיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 וְלֹ֥א רָשַׁ֖עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים hebrew Meanings: * God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels Noun, masculine
ESV	For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
NIV	For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
NLT	For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
LXX	ὅτι ἐφύλαξα ὁδοὺς κυρίου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” οὐκ ἠσέβησα ἀπὸ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς greek Masculine noun meaning: * A god or goddess * God μου
KJV	For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

^{2 Samuel 22:21 ← 2 Samuel 22:22 → 2 Samuel 22:23}

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