And keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּthe chargeאֶת מִשְׁמֶרֶתof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָwalkingלָלֶכֶתin his waysבִּדְרָכָיוand keepingלִשְׁמֹרhis statutes,חֻקֹּתָיוhis commandments,מִצְוֺתָיוhis rules,וּמִשְׁפָּטָיוand his testimonies,וְעֵדְוֺתָיוasכַּit is writtenכָּתוּבin the instructionבְּתוֹרַתof Moses,מֹשֶׁהso thatלְמַעַןyou may act wiselyתַּשְׂכִּילin allאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרyou doתַּעֲשֶׂהand whereverוְאֵת כָּל אֲשֶׁר שָׁםyou turn,תִּפְנֶה
1 Kings 2:3
Study it in the app“And keep the charge of YHWH your Elohim, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the instruction of Moses, so that you may act wisely in all that you do and wherever you turn,”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 2:3, word by word
- And keepשָׁמַרְתָּshamarta
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamarta” appears- the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- walkingלֶכֶתlechet
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “lechet” appears- in his waysדְרָכָיderachay
ways of YHWH
YHWH's ways: what he does and commands.
Where else “derachay” appears- his statutesחֻקֹּתָיchukotay
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukotay” appears- his commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיmitsvotay
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvotay” appears- his rulesמִשְׁפָּטָיmishpatay
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpatay” appears- and his testimoniesעֵדְוֺתָיedvotay
testimony
Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.
Where else “edvotay” appears- it is writtenכָּתוּבkatuv
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “katuv” appears- in the instructionתוֹרַתtorat
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torat” appears- of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- you may act wiselyתַּשְׂכִּילtaskil
succeed
For what one undertakes to turn out well.
Where else “taskil” appears- you doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- you turnתִּפְנֶהtifne
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “tifne” appears
Translation note
“The instruction of Moses”: the Torah, which is also called “the law of Moses.”
The context
2“I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, and be a man.
3 · This verse (above)
4so that YHWH may confirm his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons keep their way, walking before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ saying, ‘there shall not be cut off for you a man from the throne of Israel.’