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 this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
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1 Timothy 5:21
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
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Exodus
65 verses
Leviticus
22 verses
Numbers
11 verses
Deuteronomy
2120 verses
Joshua
22 verses
Judges
11 verses
1 Kings
11 verses
2 Kings
22 verses
2 Chronicles
11 verses
Nehemiah
22 verses
Psalms
33 verses
Proverbs
11 verses
Jeremiah
11 verses
Ezekiel
22 verses
Hosea
11 verses
Jonah
11 verses
Matthew
32 verses
Acts
22 verses
Galatians
11 verses
1 Timothy
11 verses
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שָׁמַר
shâmar · shaw-mar'
41 times translated as this KJV form467 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Strong's 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).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Exodus 12:17Strong's last: Jonah 2:8
Open full H8104 profile →τηρέω
tēréō · tay-reh'-o
4 times translated as this KJV form76 total Strong's occurrences
to guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e. to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried)
Strong's KJV usage: :--hold fast, keep(- er), (pre-, re-)serve, watch.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 23:3Strong's last: Acts 21:25
Open full G5083 profile →עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh · aw-saw'
3 times translated as this KJV form2,630 total Strong's occurrences
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Strong's KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, × certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, feast, (fight-) ing man, finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, hinder, hold (a feast), × indeed, be industrious, journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, × sacrifice, serve, set, shew, × sin, spend, × surely, take, × thoroughly, trim, × very, vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Strong's first: Exodus 31:16Strong's last: Deuteronomy 16:13
Open full H6213 profile →παρατηρέω
paratēréō · par-at-ay-reh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
to inspect alongside, i.e. note insidiously or scrupulously
Strong's KJV usage: :--observe, watch.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Galatians 4:10Strong's last: Galatians 4:10
Open full G3906 profile →ποιέω
poiéō · poy-eh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form603 total Strong's occurrences
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Strong's KJV usage: :--abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield.
Strong's first: Acts 16:21Strong's last: Acts 16:21
Open full G4160 profile →φυλάσσω
phylássō · foo-las'-so
1 times translated as this KJV form32 total Strong's occurrences
to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
Strong's KJV usage: :--beward, keep (self), observe, save.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Timothy 5:21Strong's last: 1 Timothy 5:21
Open full G5442 profile →נָחַשׁ
nâchash · naw-khash'
1 times translated as this KJV form11 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate
Strong's KJV usage: × certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) × enchantment, learn by experience, × indeed, diligently observe.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Kings 20:33Strong's last: 1 Kings 20:33
Open full H5172 profile →רָצָה
râtsâh · raw-tsaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form57 total Strong's occurrences
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
Strong's KJV usage: (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 23:26Strong's last: Proverbs 23:26
Open full H7521 profile →שׁוּר
shûwr · shoor
1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
Strong's KJV usage: behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Hosea 13:7Strong's last: Hosea 13:7
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H8104
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
H8104
Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
H8104
And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
H8104
All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
H8104
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
H8104
These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
H8104
Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
H8104
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
H8104
Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
H8104
Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
H8104
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
H6213
Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:
H8104
And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
H8104
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
H8104
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
H8104
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
H8104
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
H8104
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
H8104
If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
H8104
Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
H8104
And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
English meaning and historical usage.
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observe
OBSERVE, verb transitive obzerv'. [Latin observo; ob and servo, to keep or hold. The sense is to hold in view, or to keep the eyes on.]
1. To see or behold with some attention; to notice; as, to observe a halo round the moon; I observed a singular phenomenon; we observe strangers or their dress. I saw the figure, but observed nothing peculiar in it.
2. To take notice or cognizance of by the intellect. We observe nice distinctions in arguments, or a peculiar delicacy of thought.
3. To utter or express, as a remark, opinion or sentiment; to remark. He observed that no man appears great to his domestics.
4. To keep religiously; to celebrate.
A night to be much observed to the Lord. Exodus 12:17.
Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Exodus 12:17.
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. Galatians 4:10.
5. To keep or adhere to in practice; to comply with; to obey; as, to observe the laws of the state; to observe the rules and regulations of a society.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Matthew 28:20.
6. To practice.
In the days of Enoch, the people observed not circumcision or the sabbath.
OBSERVE, verb intransitive observ'.
1. To remark. I have heard the gentleman's arguments, and shall hereafter observe upon them.
2. To be attentive.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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