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Leviticus 22:31

Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

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וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ushemartemand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and beward”, a completed action in a sequenceH8104properly, 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).מִצְוֺתַ֔יmitsotaylawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, 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.וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םvaasitemand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֹתָ֑םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲנִ֖יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye have kept my commands, and have done them; I [am] Jehovah;

World English Bible

“Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh.

Darby Translation

And ye shall observe my commandments and do them: I am Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Keep my commandments, and do them. I am the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye shall keep my commandments and do them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ φυλάξετε τὰς ἐντολάς μου, καὶ ποιήσετε αὐτάς.