1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:17

¹⁷saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraid	תִּירָ֗א	tî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
for	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my father	אָבִ֔י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
will never	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lay a hand on	תִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙	ṯim·ṣā·’ă·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
you	יַ֚ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
And you	וְאַתָּה֙	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
will be king	תִּמְלֹ֣ךְ	tim·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and I will	וְאָנֹכִ֖י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
be	אֶֽהְיֶה־	’eh·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לְּךָ֣	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
second-in-command	לְמִשְׁנֶ֑ה	lə·miš·neh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
Even	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
my father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
Saul	שָׁא֥וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
knows	יֹדֵ֥עַ	yō·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
this is true	כֵּֽן׃	kên	Adjective - masculine singular	H3651 right, veritable, honest

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 20:31 · 1 Samuel 24:20 · Job 5:11–15 · Isaiah 54:17 · Hebrews 13:6 · Acts 28:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.