1 Samuel
1 Samuel 24:5–6
5Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe. 6So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
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1 Samuel 24:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterward | אַֽחֲרֵי־ | ’a·ḥă·rê- | Preposition | H310 behind |
| David’s | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| conscience | לֵב־ | lêḇ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| was stricken | וַיַּ֥ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| because | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| he had cut off | כָּרַ֔ת | kā·raṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| the corner | כָּנָ֖ף | kā·nāp̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
| of Saul’s robe | לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ס | lə·šā·’ūl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
1 Samuel 24:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to his men | לַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו | la·’ă·nā·šāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| The LORD | מֵֽיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| forbid | חָלִ֧ילָה | ḥā·lî·lāh | Interjection; third person feminine singular | H2486 far be it |
| that | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I | לִּ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| should do | אֶעֱשֶׂה֩ | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| such | הַזֶּ֤ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| a thing | הַדָּבָ֨ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| to my master | לַֽאדֹנִי֙ | la·ḏō·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| anointed | לִמְשִׁ֣יחַ | lim·šî·aḥ | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4899 anointed |
| May I never lift | לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ | liš·lō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| my hand | יָדִ֖י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| against him | בּ֑וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| since | כִּֽי־ | 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 24:5 2 Samuel 24:10 · 1 John 3:20–21 · 2 Samuel 12:9 · 2 Kings 22:19
1 Samuel 24:6 2 Samuel 1:14 · Job 31:29–30 · Romans 12:14–13:2 · 1 Samuel 26:9–11 · 1 Kings 21:3 · Matthew 5:44 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.