1 Samuel
1 Samuel 24:4
4So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’”
Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So David’s | דָוִ֜ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| men | אַנְשֵׁ֨י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H376 man |
| said | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֗יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| This is | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the day | הַיּ֜וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| about which | אֲֽשֶׁר־ | ’ăšer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | אָמַ֧ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to you | אֵלֶ֗יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I | אָנֹכִ֜י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will deliver | נֹתֵ֤ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your enemy | אֹיְבֶיךָ | ʾō·yə·ḇɛ·ḵå̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| into your hand | בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ | bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| that you may do | וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| with him | לּ֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you wish | יִטַ֣ב | yi·ṭaḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| Then David | דָּוִ֗ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| crept up | וַיָּ֣קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and stealthily | בַּלָּֽט׃ | bal·lāṭ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3909 secrecy, mystery |
| cut off | וַיִּכְרֹ֛ת | way·yiḵ·rōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a corner | כְּנַֽף־ | kə·nap̄- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3671 wing, extremity |
| of Saul’s | לְשָׁא֖וּל | lə·šā·’ūl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| robe | הַמְּעִ֥יל | ham·mə·‘îl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4598 robe |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 26:8–11 · 1 Samuel 26:23 · 1 Samuel 24:10 · 1 Samuel 25:28–30 · 1 Samuel 23:7 · 1 Samuel 24:18 · 1 Samuel 23:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.