1 Samuel

1 Samuel 24:12–13

¹²May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you. ¹³As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.

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1 Samuel 24:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
judge	יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט	yiš·pōṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
between you and me	בֵּינִ֣י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
and may the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
take vengeance	וּנְקָמַ֥נִי	ū·nə·qā·ma·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
on you	מִמֶּ֑ךָּ	mim·me·kā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
but my hand	וְיָדִ֖י	wə·yā·ḏî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
will never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be	תִֽהְיֶה־	ṯih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
against you	בָּֽךְ׃	bāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular

1 Samuel 24:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the old	הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י	haq·qaḏ·mō·nî	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6931 former, eastern
proverb	מְשַׁל֙	mə·šal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4912 proverb, parable
says	יֹאמַ֗ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Wickedness	רֶ֑שַׁע	re·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
proceeds	יֵ֣צֵא	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the wicked	מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים	mê·rə·šā·‘îm	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
But my hand	וְיָדִ֖י	wə·yā·ḏî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
will never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be	תִֽהְיֶה־	ṯih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
against you	בָּֽךְ׃	bāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 24:12 Psalm 43:1 · Judges 11:27 · Psalm 35:1 · Genesis 16:5 · Psalm 94:1 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Job 5:8 · Romans 12:19 · Psalm 7:8–9 · 1 Samuel 26:10–11 · Genesis 31:53 · 1 Samuel 26:23

1 Samuel 24:13 Matthew 7:20 · Matthew 7:16–18 · Matthew 12:33–34 · Matthew 15:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.