KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 31:49
Complete exact-word concordance
But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.
But let none come into the house of the LORD, saue the Priests, & they that minister of the Leuites, they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keepe the watch of the LORD.
watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.
Watch ye, and keepe them, vntill yee weigh them before the chiefe of the Priests, and the Leuites, and chiefe of the fathers of Israel at Ierusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Neuertheles, we made our prayer vnto our God, and set a watch against them, day and night, because of them.
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
And I said vnto them, Let not the gates of Ierusalem be opened, vntill the Sunne bee hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doores, and barre them. And appoint watches of the inhabitants of Ierusalem, euery one in his wateh, and euery one to bee ouer against his house.
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch ouer me?
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
For nowe thou numbrest my steppes, doest thou not watch ouer my sinne?
1611 marginal notePsal. 136.2.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night.
1611 marginal noteOr, when he hath passed them.
1611 marginal note2.Pet.3.8.
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
I watch, and am as a sparowe alone vpon the house top.
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
My soule waiteth for the LORD, more then they that watch for the morning: I say, more then they that watch for the morning.
1611 marginal noteOr, which watch vnto the morning.
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Set a watch (O LORD) before my mouth: keepe the doore of my lips.
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