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1 Kings 8:61

Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

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וְהָיָ֤הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְבַבְכֶם֙levavkhembreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.שָׁלֵ֔םshalemfullשָׁלֵםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH8003complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendlyfull, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect(-ed), quiet, Shalem (by mistake for a name), whole.עִ֖םimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּeloheynvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.לָלֶ֧כֶתlalekhetto carryיָלַךְpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to carry”, the to-form of the verbH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…בְּחֻקָּ֛יוbechuqayvin appointedחֹקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.וְלִשְׁמֹ֥רvelishmorand to bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “and to beward”, the to-form of the verbH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.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).מִצְוֺתָ֖יוmitsotayvlawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.כַּיּ֥וֹםkayomas as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַזֶּֽהhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let your heart therefore be whole with the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commandments, as at this day.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

Young’s Literal Translation

and your heart hath been perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as [at] this day.'

World English Bible

“Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”

Darby Translation

and that your heart may be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

Douay-Rheims

Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let your heart therefore be whole with the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commandments, as at this day.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And let our hearts be perfect toward the Lord our God, to walk also holily in his ordinances, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔστωσαν αἱ καρδίαι ἡμῶν τέλειαι πρὸς Κύριον Θεὸν ἡμῶν, καὶ ὁσίως πορεύεσθαι ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ φυλάσσειν ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη.