Ki Eshmera Shabbat - כִּי אֶשְׁמְרָה שַׁבָּת

Ki Eshmera Shabbat
Because I Keep the Sabbath

Traditional Shabbat Afternoon Zemer

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Asaph Neve Shalom

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Itzik Eshel

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Oded Baruchin
with Hebrew subtitles

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Lior Elmaliach,
Michael Peretz, Uriel Shay

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Gilad Potolsky and Shalhevet Orchestra

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Tsliley Hakerem

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Yossi Azulay with Enrico Macias

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Ouriel Elbilia

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Aviel Azizi & YSZ

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Golan Yonatan

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Yishai Saidoff

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Cantor Shmuel Levy

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Beni Barda

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Lior Elmaleh

Ki Eshmera Shabbat - Joe Amar

Hebrew Lyrics to Ki Eshmera Shabbat

כִּי אֶשְׁמְרָה שַׁבָּת

כִּי אֶשְׁמְרָה שַׁבָּת אֵל יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי,
אוֹת הִיא לְעֽוֹלְמֵי עַד בֵּינוֹ וּבֵינִי.

אָסוּר מְצֹא חֵֽפֶץ עֲשׂוֹת דְּרָכִים,
גַּם מִלְּדַבֵּר בּוֹ דִּבְרֵי צְרָכִים,
דִּבְרֵי סְחוֹרָה אַף (אוֹ) דִּבְרֵי מְלָכִים,
אֶהְגֶּה בְּתוֹרַת אֵל וּתְחַכְּמֵנִי.

אוֹת הִיא לְעֽוֹלְמֵי עַד בֵּינוֹ וּבֵינִי.

בּוֹ אֶמְצָא תָמִיד נֹֽפֶשׁ (נוֹחַ) לְנַפְשִׁי,
הִנֵּה לְדוֹר רִאשׁוֹן נָתַן קְדוֹשִׁי
מוֹפֵת בְּתֵת לֶֽחֶם מִשְׁנֶה בַּשִּׁשִּׁי,
כָּֽכָה בְּכָל שִׁשִּׁי יַכְפִּיל מְזוֹנִי.

אוֹת הִיא לְעֽוֹלְמֵי עַד בֵּינוֹ וּבֵינִי.

רָשׁוּם בְּדַת הָאֵל חֹק אֶל סְגָנָיו,
בּוֹ לַעֲרֹךְ לֶֽחֶם פָּנִים בְּפָנָיו,
עַל כֵּן לְהִתְעַנּוֹת בּוֹ עַל פִּי נְבוֹנָיו
אָסוּר לְבַד מִיּוֹם כִּפּוּר עֲוֹנִי.

אוֹת הִיא לְעֽוֹלְמֵי עַד בֵּינוֹ וּבֵינִי.

הוּא יוֹם (הַיּוֹם) מְכֻבָּד הוּא יוֹם תַּעֲנוּגִים,
לֶֽחֶם וְיַֽיִן טוֹב בָּשָׂר וְדָגִים,
הַמִּתְאַבְּלִים בּוֹ אָחוֹר נְסוֹגִים,
כִּי יוֹם שְׂמָחוֹת הוּא וּתְשַׂמְּחֵנִי.

אוֹת הִיא לְעֽוֹלְמֵי עַד בֵּינוֹ וּבֵינִי.

מֵחֵל מְלָאכָה בּוֹ סוֹפוֹ לְהַכְרִית,
עַל כֵּן אֲכַבֶּס בּוֹ לִבִּי כְּבֹרִית,
וְאֶתְפַּלְּלָה אֶל אֵל עַרְבִית וְשַׁחֲרִית,
מוּסַף וְגַם מִנְחָה הוּא יַעֲנֵֽנִי.

אוֹת הִיא לְעֽוֹלְמֵי עַד בֵּינוֹ וּבֵינִי.

English Transliteration of Ki Eshmera Shabbat

Ki Eshmera Shabbat

Ki Eshm'rah Shabbat El Yishm'reini,
Ot hi lol'mei Ad Beino uveini.

Asur M'tso chefetz, Asot d'rachim,
Gam mil'daber bo divrei ts'rachim,
Divrei s'chora af (o) divrei m'lachim, ehgeheh b'torat el utchakmeini.

Ot hi lol'mei Ad Beino uveini.

Bo emtsa tamid nofesh (noach) le'nafshi,
Henei le'dor rishon natan kedoshi,
Mofet, be'tet lechem mishneh ba'shishi,
Kacha be'chol shishi yachpil mezoni.

Ot hi lol'mei Ad Beino uveini.

Rashum be'dat ha'el chok el seganav,
Bo la'aroch lechem panim be'fanav,
Al ken lehitanot bo al pi nevonav,
Asur levad mi'yom kipur avoni.

Ot hi lol'mei Ad Beino uveini.

Hu yom (Hayom) mechubad hu, yom ta'anugim.
Lechem ve'yayin tov, basar ve'dagim.
Ha'mitabelim bo achor nesogim
Ki yom semachot hu, ut'samechani.

Ot hi lol'mei Ad Beino uveini.

Mechel melacha bo, sofo lehachrit,
Al ken achabes bo libi kevorit.
Ve'etpalela el el arvit ve'shacharit,
Musaf ve'gam mincha hu ya'aneini.

Ot hi lol'mei Ad Beino uveini.

English translation of Ki Eshmera Shabbat

Because I Keep the Sabbath

Because I keep the Sabbath, God guards me.
It is a sign for eternity between Him and me.

It is forbidden to seek to do regular things,
Discussing only of what is necessary,
not words of business, not even words of politics.
I study the Torah, and G-d makes me wise.

Because I keep the Sabbath, God guards me.
It is a sign for eternity between Him and me.

On [Shabbat], I always find myself and my soul,
Behold, for the first generation he gave it's holiness
From the miraculous giving of bread, the double loaves, on Friday
Thus on every Friday he doubles my portion.

Because I keep the Sabbath, God guards me.
It is a sign for eternity between Him and me.

It is written in God's Torah, a portion to his priests
For the table, the show bread is on it for him,
Therefore, to make a fast on [Shabbat] is forbidden
in accordance with his sages.
Only on the day of atonement do I fast.

Because I keep the Sabbath, God guards me.
It is a sign for eternity between Him and me.

It is a day of honor, it is a day of pleasure,
Good bread and good wine, Meat and Fish,
Mourners who are made to grieve on [Shabbat], cease
Because it is a day of joy, and I am made joyful.

Because I keep the Sabbath, God guards me.
It is a sign for eternity between Him and me.

He who labors on [Shabbat], destroy him to his end.
Therefore I wash my heart like the covenant,
And I pray to God, Night and Morning,
The Additional and also the Afternoon prayer, he answers me.

Because I keep the Sabbath, God guards me.
It is a sign for eternity between Him and me.

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