And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
The 1611 reading
And Ioshua said, Roule great stones vpon the mouth of the caue, and set men by it, for to keepe them.
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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.
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First occurrence: Genesis 2:15
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And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
And Ioshua said, Roule great stones vpon the mouth of the caue, and set men by it, for to keepe them.
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
But take diligent heed, to doe the Commandement and the Law, which Moses the seruant of the LORD charged you, to loue the LORD your God, and to walke in all his wayes, and to keepe his Commaundements, and to cleaue vnto him, and to serue him with all your heart, and with all your soule.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.12.
Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
Be ye therefore very courageous to keepe and to doe all that is written in the booke of the Law of Moses, that yee turne not aside therefrom, to the right hand, or to the left,
1611 marginal noteDeut. 5.32. and 28.14.
That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
That through them I may proue Israel, whether they will keepe the way of the LORD, to walke therein, as their fathers did keepe it, or not.
But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
But hee himselfe turned againe from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I haue a secret errand vnto thee, O king: who said, Keepe silence. And all that stood by him, went out from him.
1611 marginal noteOr, grauen images.
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
And Ruth the Moabitesse said, He said vnto me also, Thou shalt keepe fast by my yong men, vntill they haue ended all my haruest.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
He will keepe the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall bee silent in darkenesse; for by strength shall no man preuaile.
AND the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
¶ And the men of Kiriath-iearim came, and fetcht vp the Arke of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his sonne, to keepe the Arke of the LORD.
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them downe to the ground: euen with two lines measured he, to put to death, and with one full line to keepe aliue: and so the Moabites became Dauids seruants, and brought gifts.
And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
And the king went foorth, and all his houshold after him: and the King left tenne women, which were concubines, to keepe the house.
1611 marginal noteHeb. at his feete.
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