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RBT Translation:
Because of whom Father-of-Tumult has heard in My voice, and is guarding my guardian, my commandments, my engravings, and my founded-ones.`876
LITV Translation:
because Abraham listened to My voice and heeded My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.
ESV Translation:
because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Because Abraham thy father hearkened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.

Footnotes

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My watch. Strong’s #4931, mishmereth, feminine.  a guardianess, a watcher. This is a noun derived from the masculine counterpart mishmar (#4929) guard, watcher, keeper. Both from the verb shamar, to guard, watch, keep.

"Founded one" as in foundations laid from the root verb yarah meaning "to lay foundation", see note Gen. 29:35