Jeremiah 17:21
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Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
In other translations
Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
Hebrew words
כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הִשָּׁמְרוּhishamerutake heedH8104בְּנַפְשׁוֹתֵיכֶםbenafshoteikhemto lives yourH5315וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תִּשְׂאוּtis'uyou carryH5375מַשָּׂאmasa'a burdenH4853בְּיוֹםbeyomon [the] day ofH3117הַשַּׁבָּתhashabatthe sabbathH7676וַהֲבֵאתֶםvahavetemand you will bring [it]H935בְּשַׁעֲרֵיbesha'areiin [the] gates ofH8179יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃yerushalimJerusalemH3389
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- Deuteronomy 4:23Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
- Deuteronomy 4:15Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
- Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
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