1 Samuel

1 Samuel 19:5

⁵He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He took	וַיָּשֶׂם֩	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
his life	נַפְשׁ֨וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in his hands	בְכַפּ֜וֹ	ḇə·ḵap·pōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
when he struck down	וַיַּ֣ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the Philistine	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י	hap·pə·liš·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6430 Philistine
and the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
worked	וַיַּ֨עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a great	גְדוֹלָה֙	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
salvation	תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה	tə·šū·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation
for all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
You saw	רָאִ֖יתָ	rā·’î·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
it and rejoiced	וַתִּשְׂמָ֑ח	wat·tiś·māḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
so why	וְלָ֤מָּה	wə·lām·māh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
would you sin	תֶֽחֱטָא֙	ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2398 miss
against innocent	נָקִ֔י	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
blood	בְּדָ֣ם	bə·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
by killing	לְהָמִ֥ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
for no reason	חִנָּֽם׃	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour

Cross-references

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1 Chronicles 11:14 · 1 Samuel 11:13 · 1 Samuel 20:32 · Matthew 27:4 · Judges 9:17 · Acts 20:24 · Psalm 119:109 · 1 Samuel 28:21 · Jeremiah 26:15 · Matthew 27:24 · Philippians 2:30 · John 15:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.