1 Samuel

1 Samuel 24:6

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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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

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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.