1 Samuel
1 Samuel 22:17
17Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.”
But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| ordered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the guards | לָרָצִים֩ | lā·rā·ṣîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7323 run |
| at his side | הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים | han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| Turn | סֹ֥בּוּ | sōb·bū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| and kill | וְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ | wə·hā·mî·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H4191 die |
| the priests | כֹּהֲנֵ֣י | kō·hă·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3548 priest |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they too | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| sided with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| For | וְכִ֤י | wə·ḵî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they knew | יָֽדְעוּ֙ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| he | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was fleeing | בֹרֵ֣חַ | ḇō·rê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1272 go through, flee |
| but they did not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| tell | גָל֖וּ | ḡā·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1540 uncover, remove |
| me | אָזְנוֹ | ʾå̄·zə·nō | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H241 ear |
| But the king’s | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| servants | עַבְדֵ֤י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| would | אָב֞וּ | ’ā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H14 be willing, consent |
| not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| lift | לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ | liš·lō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| a hand | יָדָ֔ם | yā·ḏām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| to strike | לִפְגֹ֖עַ | lip̄·ḡō·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| the priests | בְּכֹהֲנֵ֥י | bə·ḵō·hă·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3548 priest |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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