1 Samuel

1 Samuel 24:14–15

¹⁴Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea? ¹⁵May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”

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1 Samuel 24:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Against	אַחֲרֵ֨י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
whom	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
come out	יָצָא֙	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
Whom	מִ֖י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
are you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
pursuing	רֹדֵ֑ף	rō·ḏêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
A dead	מֵ֔ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
dog	כֶּ֣לֶב	ke·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog
A	אֶחָֽד׃	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
flea	פַּרְעֹ֥שׁ	par·‘ōš	Noun - masculine singular	H6550 flea

1 Samuel 24:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
our judge	לְדַיָּ֔ן	lə·ḏay·yān	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1781 judge
and decide	וְשָׁפַ֖ט	wə·šā·p̄aṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
between you and me	בֵּינִ֣י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
May He take notice	וְיֵ֙רֶא֙	wə·yê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and plead	וְיָרֵ֣ב	wə·yā·rêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7378 strive, contend
my case	רִיבִ֔י	rî·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7379 strife, dispute
and deliver me	וְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִי	wə·yiš·pə·ṭê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H8199 judge, govern
from your hand	מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃פ	mî·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand

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1 Samuel 24:14 1 Samuel 26:20 · 1 Samuel 17:43 · 2 Samuel 9:8

1 Samuel 24:15 Psalm 43:1 · Psalm 35:1 · Psalm 119:154 · 1 Samuel 24:12 · Micah 7:9 · 2 Chronicles 24:22 · Micah 1:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.