1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 12:17

¹⁷And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And David	וַיֵּצֵ֣א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
went out	דָוִיד֮	ḏā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
to meet them	לִפְנֵיהֶם֒	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
saying	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have come	בָּאתֶ֤ם	bā·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
in peace	לְשָׁל֞וֹם	lə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
to help me	לְעָזְרֵ֔נִי	lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H5826 help, succour
my	לִּ֧י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
heart	לֵבָ֖ב	lê·ḇāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
will be	יִֽהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
united	לְיָ֑חַד	lə·yā·ḥaḏ	Preposition-l; Adverb	H3162 unitedness
with you	עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
but if	וְאִֽם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have come to betray me	לְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִי	lə·ram·mō·w·ṯa·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7411 cast, shoot
to my enemies	לְצָרַ֗י	lə·ṣā·ray	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6862 narrow, tight
when my hands	בְּכַפַּ֔י	bə·ḵap·pay	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
are free	בְּלֹ֤א	bə·lō	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of violence	חָמָס֙	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
may the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of our fathers	אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
see	יֵ֛רֶא	yê·re	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and judge you	וְיוֹכַֽח׃ס	wə·yō·w·ḵaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove

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