H5647G–עָבַד–a.vad

And if your brother becomes poor and gives himself to you for money, do not make use of him like a servant who is your property;

תַעֲבֹ֥ד ta.'a.Vod “you will labor”

But let him be with you as a servant working for payment, till the year of Jubilee;

יַעֲבֹ֥ד ya.'a.Vod “he will serve”

And they will be your children's heritage after you, to keep as their property; they will be your servants for ever; but you may not be hard masters to your countrymen, the children of Israel.

תַּעֲבֹ֑דוּ ta.'a.Vo.du “you will labor”

This is to be the work of the Gershonites, the things they are to do and take up.

לַעֲבֹ֖ד (עֲבֹ֖ד) 'a.Vod “serve”

Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

תַעֲבֹ֑ד ta.'a.Vod “you will serve”

And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,

וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ (עֲבֹד֙) 'a.Vod “serve”

Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

תַעֲבֹ֑ד ta.'a.Vod “you will serve”

And it will be that if you truly give ear to the orders which I put before you this day, loving the Lord your God and worshipping him with all your heart and all your soul,

וּלְעָבְד֔וֹ (עָבְד֔) 'a.ve.D “serve”

If one of your countrymen, a Hebrew man or woman, becomes your servant for a price and does work for you six years, in the seventh year let him go free.

וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖ (עֲבָֽדְ) 'a.va.de. “he will serve”

Let it not seem hard to you that you have to send him away free; for he has been working for you for six years, which is twice the regular time for a servant: and the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.

עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ (עֲבָֽדְ) 'a.va.de. “he has served”

And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.

וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃ (עֲבָדֽוּ) 'a.va.Du. “they will serve”

For this cause you will become servants to those whom the Lord your God will send against you, without food and drink and clothing, and in need of all things: and he will put a yoke of iron on your neck till he has put an end to you.

וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ (עָבַדְתָּ֣) 'a.vad.Ta “you will serve”

So the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he gave them up into the hands of Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel were his servants for eight years.

וַיַּעַבְד֧וּ (יַּעַבְד֧וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And the children of Israel were servants to Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years.

וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ (יַּעַבְד֤וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we are to be his servants? Is it not right for the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his captain to be servants to the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? But why are we to be his serva

נַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּ (נַעַבְדֶ֔) na.'av.De. “we will serve”עִבְד֗וּ 'iv.Du “serve”נַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ (נַעַבְדֶ֥) na.'av.De. “will we serve”

Then Zebul said to him, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them.

נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ (נַעַבְדֶ֑) na.'av.De. “we will serve”

Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.

תַּעַבְד֣וּ ta.'av.Du “you should serve”עָבְד֖וּ 'a.ve.Du “they have served”

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe

וְעִבְדֻ֣הוּ (עִבְדֻ֣) 'iv.Du. “serve”

So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.

וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (יַּעַבְד֥וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (יַּעַבְד֖וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they have served”

Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.

וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (נַעַבְדֶֽ) na.'av.De. “we will serve”

Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד (נַּעֲבֹ֥ד) na.'a.Vod “we have served”וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (נַעַבְדֶֽ) na.'av.De. “we may serve”

If in the fear of the Lord you are his servants, hearing his voice and not going against the orders of the Lord, but being true to the Lord your God, you and the king ruling over you, then all will be well:

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם (עֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם) 'a.vad.Tem “you will serve”

Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם (עֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם) 'a.vad.Tem “you will serve”

Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם (עֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם) 'a.vad.Tem “you will serve”