1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:26
26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֣ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֗י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| as surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lives | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| and you | נַפְשְׁךָ֙ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| yourself live | וְחֵֽי־ | wə·ḥê- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| since the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has held you back | מְנָעֲךָ֤ | mə·nā·‘ă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H4513 withhold, hold back |
| from | מִבּ֣וֹא | mib·bō·w | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| bloodshed | בְדָמִ֔ים | ḇə·ḏā·mîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| and from avenging | וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | wə·hō·wō·šê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3467 deliver |
| yourself | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| with your own hand | יָדְךָ֖ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| may your enemies | אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ | ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| and those who seek | וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים | wə·ham·ḇaq·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| harm | רָעָֽה׃ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| be | יִֽהְי֤וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like Nabal | כְנָבָל֙ | ḵə·nā·ḇāl | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5037 Nabal |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 18:32 · Romans 12:19–20 · Genesis 20:6 · Psalm 18:47–48 · Hebrews 10:30 · 1 Samuel 25:33–34 · Daniel 4:19 · Psalm 44:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.