1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:21

²¹Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now David	וְדָוִ֣ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had just	אַךְ֩	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
said	אָמַ֗ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
In vain	לַשֶּׁ֨קֶר	laš·še·qer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
I have protected	שָׁמַ֜רְתִּי	šā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
belonged to this man	לָזֶה֙	lā·zeh	Preposition-l; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
Nothing	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
to him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
has gone missing	נִפְקַ֥ד	nip̄·qaḏ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
yet he has paid me back	וַיָּֽשֶׁב־	way·yā·šeḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
evil	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
for	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
good	טוֹבָֽה׃	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

Cross-references

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Proverbs 17:13 · Ephesians 4:26 · Ephesians 4:31 · Romans 12:21 · 1 Peter 2:20–23 · 1 Peter 3:17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.