Joshua 10:18

Hebrew	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ גֹּ֛לּוּ אֲבָנִ֥ים גְּדֹל֖וֹת אֶל פִּ֣י הַמְּעָרָ֑ה וְהַפְקִ֧ידוּ עָלֶ֛יהָ אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לְשָׁמְרָֽםplugin-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
ESV	And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them,
NIV	he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.
NLT	he issued this command: “Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside.
LXX	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” εἶπεν Ἰησοῦς κυλίσατε λίθους ἐπὶ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article στόμα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σπηλαίου 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” καταστήσατε ἄνδρας φυλάσσειν ἐπ αὐτούςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV	And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

^{Joshua 10:17 ← Joshua 10:18 → Joshua 10:19}

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