1 Samuel
1 Samuel 24:10
10Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנֵּה֩ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| this | הַזֶּ֜ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֨וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you have seen | רָא֣וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| with your own eyes | עֵינֶ֗יךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| delivered you | נְתָנְךָ֩ | nə·ṯā·nə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| into my hand | בְּיָדִי֙ | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| in the cave | בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה | bam·mə·‘ā·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| I was told | וְאָמַ֥ר | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to kill you | לַהֲרָגֲךָ֖ | la·hă·rā·ḡă·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| but I spared | וַתָּ֣חָס | wat·tā·ḥās | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2347 pity, look upon with compassion |
| you | עָלֶ֑יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and said | וָאֹמַ֗ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| lift | אֶשְׁלַ֤ח | ’eš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| my hand | יָדִי֙ | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| against my lord | בַּֽאדֹנִ֔י | ba·ḏō·nî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| since | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is the LORD’s | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| anointed | מְשִׁ֥יחַ | mə·šî·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4899 anointed |
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1 Samuel 24:4 · Psalm 105:15 · 1 Samuel 26:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.